Liebfrauenkapelle (Rapperswil)
The Liebfrauenkapelle in Rapperswil serves as the cemetery chapel of the Roman Catholic parish church St. Johann in the district of Rapperswil , municipality of Rapperswil-Jona , in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen .
location
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The chapel stands on the rising eastern flank of the castle hill , in the northern part of the old town of Rapperswil , between Rapperswil Castle and the parish church by the Roman Catholic cemetery.
history
The first church in the shadow of the castle was built by order of the Counts of Rapperswil at the same time as the city and castle of Rapperswil around 1229. The ossuary under the chapel is said to date back to 1253, when Rapperswil became an independent parish and was given a cemetery .
architecture
The late Gothic , originally rectangular church building dates back to the year 1489 in its present form with the steep gable roof . A choir closed on five sides was added to its east side in 1675 . Two pointed arches north and one south window illuminate the nave , two side arched openings the choir. The interior is furnished with neo-Gothic furniture and, on the occasion of renovation work in 1917, richly decorated with Art Nouveau paintings. The Liebfrauenkapelle is used for weddings and prayer.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rapperswil-Jona website: Churches and monasteries ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 15, 2013
- ↑ Website of the Catholic parish Rapperswil-Jona: Liebfrauenkapelle , accessed on February 17, 2013
Coordinates: 47 ° 13 '39.4 " N , 8 ° 48' 59" E ; CH1903: seven hundred and four thousand three hundred and thirty-nine / 231657