Way of the Cross (Kirchhaslach)
The Way of the Cross, built in the 18th century, is located in Kirchhaslach , in the Unterallgäu district , Bavaria . It consists of eleven chapels and an octagonal central building, the St. Anna Chapel. The entire complex is listed and surrounded by a wall.
history
On May 29, 1738, the Bishop of Augsburg, Johann Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg , gave permission to build a Way of the Cross in Kirchhaslach. Around two years later, on July 22, 1740, the Way of the Cross was established by Father Bonifaz Schmidt, the superior of the Franciscan monastery from Baumgärtl. The Way of the Cross was donated by the first beneficiary of Kirchhaslach, Matthias Vogt. In 1798 Josef Anton Fürst carried out repairs on the Way of the Cross for 150 florins . A cemetery was consecrated in the spaces between the circular complex in 1830.
Building description
The Way of the Cross consists of eleven chapels, which are arranged in a circle around an octagonal central building. The central chapel forms the 12th station of the cross. The individual chapels are designed as rectangular buildings with a base and have a barred, barrel-vaulted round arch niche. These are covered with a gable roof . The station number is given in Roman numerals in a small four-pass screen in the gable. The figures in the stations are around one meter tall and date from around 1740.
Web links
literature
- Heinrich Habel: District Illertissen . Ed .: Torsten Gebhard and Adam Horn. tape 27 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1967, p. 147 .
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments - Bavaria III - Swabia . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Munich / Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-422-03116-6 , pp. 584 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments: Entry D-7-78-157-3
Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 58.4 " N , 10 ° 18 ′ 23.1" E