Margaret's Chapel (Steyr)

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Margaret's Chapel on Brucknerplatz

The Margaret Chapel on Steyrer Brucknerplatz is from around 1430. The name of the architect is unknown, the plans for the Gothic roof skylights , however, Hans Puchsbaum attributed that from 1443 the neighboring parish church built.

history

A previous building of today's chapel could have existed as early as the 13th century, because a "colla" at the confluence of the Sabinicha ( Teufelsbach or Sarmingbach) into the Enns is known from a Garstner document . In the foundation of an “eternal mass” in 1430 by Georg Pülsinger , a new chapel is mentioned, which should mean the Margaret Chapel. The first clear mention comes from a letter from Duke Albrecht V from 1437.

The town fire of 1522 severely damaged the chapel, and major repairs were repeatedly necessary in the following centuries: in 1614 the roof was renewed, in 1687 the nave was reinforced and in 1751 extensive repairs by the town architect Johann Gotthard Hayberger .

The reforms of Emperor Joseph II brought the profanation : the “Fahrnisse” of the chapel were to be sold and the proceeds of the chapel were to be donated to the religious fund. In 1797 the chapel was desecrated and a partition was installed between the choir and nave.

After the Gothic roof turret attributed to Hans Puchsbaum was very dilapidated in the first half of the 19th century, the upper part was finally removed in 1893 and rebuilt by 1910. A redesign as a war memorial was discussed from 1964, but until the extensive restoration in 1977/78 the former chapel remained a storage room without any further use. In October 1978, Bishop Franz Zauner rededicated the chapel as a weekday church.

Architecture and equipment

The nave is 22.04 m long and 6.97 m wide, the choir 9.30 m high and 4.96 m wide. The cross rib vaulted choir shows the 5/8 end and is single yoke and drawn in. The keystones in the vault are decorated with rose and lily blossoms and show the letters MR S. The baroque altar originally comes from the Maria Magdalena church in Haselgraben near Linz, which belongs to Garsten Abbey . From there, he went to Steyr on the occasion of a church renovation. The altar panel from 1727, which is still available today, shows the fourteen helpers in need , the artist is the Garstner court painter Karl von Reslfeld . During the restoration in 1977/78, the wall between the nave and the choir was removed. The baroque windows in the choir remained.

  • Inside with a view of the baroque altar

  • The Gothic roof turret

  • Ground plan after Hermann von Riewel (before 1897)

  • Construction of the roof turret

  • Cross section of the roof ridge

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Manfred Brandl: Two Gothic sacred buildings in Steyr. Margaretenkapelle and Bruderhauskirche. In: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter, born January 21-June 1967, online (PDF; 589 kB) in the OoeGeschichte.at forum
  2. ↑ a b c d Josef Ofner : Die Margaretenkapelle Official Gazette of the City of Steyr No. 4/1970 (steyr online) accessed on October 22, 2011
  3. ↑ a b Manfred Brandl: Neue Geschichte von Steyr , Ennsthaler 1980 ISBN 3-85068-093-2 p. 67f.

Web links

Commons : Margaretenkapelle  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 2 ′ 14 ″  N , 14 ° 25 ′ 1.2 ″  E