Assumption of Mary (Leiblfing)
The Roman Catholic parish church Mariä Himmelfahrt in Leiblfing in the Lower Bavarian district of Straubing-Bogen is a stately modern building that was built in 1959. The tower of the previous church, which is essentially baroque but changed in a neo-Gothic style, was included. This is registered with the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation as a monument with the number D-2-78-146-2.
history
The place name Leiblfing refers to a foundation in the early Middle Ages . The parish is also likely to be very old; possibly it already existed in the 8th century. This is indicated, for example, by the extensive parish district, which has changed little over the centuries. In the late Middle Ages, there was already a Romanesque building on the site of today's church , but in 1504 it burned down to the foundation walls. As a result, a late Gothic building was built using the Romanesque masonry .
Several renovations changed the appearance of the parish church significantly. For example, in 1707 the nave and the tower were rebuilt in the Baroque style.
On the night of August 7th to 8th, 1846, almost all of Leiblfing was burned to rubble and ashes. The church tower was also a victim of flames, while the nave could be saved. In the following year, 1847, the tower was rebuilt in its current form, influenced by the emerging Gothic Revival. At the same time, Xaver Gugg from Straubing cast four new bells from the material that had melted during the fire. These remained until the Second World War and then had to be delivered. In 1950 they were replaced by three new bells that still ring from the Leiblfinger church tower today.
Between 1857 and 1859 the church building was expanded in the neo-Gothic style. On September 19, 1859 consecrated Bishop Ignatius of Senestrey the extension before it was to be torn down exactly one hundred years later. In 1879 the church received three neo-Gothic altars. In 1893 the cemetery was moved from the area around the church to the outskirts. Around this time, a complete exterior and interior renovation also took place.
On June 14, 1959, after the old parish church was torn down, the foundation stone was laid for the new building. The topping-out ceremony was celebrated on September 11th of the same year . On December 19, 1959, the first service took place in the newly built church. The consecration by Auxiliary Bishop Josef Hiltl did not take place until December 8, 1960.
In the years 1981 to 1983 the new parish church was renovated inside and outside for the first time and redesigned according to the requirements of the Second Vatican Council . On June 14, 1993, Auxiliary Bishop Vinzenz Guggenberger consecrated the new organ from Orgelbau Sandtner from Dillingen an der Donau . In 1998 a modern parsonage was inaugurated next to the rectory after a year of construction .
In 2001, the Leiblfing parish experienced a radical change in territory due to the reform of the deanery, since the Hüttenkofen branch (with Puchhausen ) was affiliated to the Mengkofen parish . In the years 2004 to 2007 an annual nativity scene with figures by the artist Angela Tripi from Palermo was created . The 13 scenes are shown over the course of two years. In the years 2011 to 2013 the parish church was again thoroughly renovated. The measures had become urgently needed because cracks had formed in the load-bearing concrete pillars that reached up to the steel reinforcement .
architecture
The very stately modern church building for a village community is supported by reinforced concrete pillars that are visible from the outside. Each side can be found eight pillars which the nave in seven bays divided. In the east, the clearly indented choir adjoins it over a rectangular floor plan , which is united with the nave under a common gable roof . The sacristy is built on the north side of the choir . The historical tower stands exactly in the central axis of the nave and is deeply indented into it. The square substructure is largely undivided apart from the pilaster strips at the edges. Just above the roof ridge of the nave, the tower tapers and merges into an octagonal shape. An eight-sided neo-Gothic pointed helmet forms the upper end . Portals are located on the tower ground floor.
Furnishing
The interior is bathed in a special light through colored glass windows with representations from the Old Testament . The choir is dominated by a monumental mosaic of the Assumption of Mary . It is 56 square meters and was made from art glass. A wreath of mosaic pictures that form the cycle of the Stations of the Cross surrounds the entire nave.
organ
An organ with a total of 32 stops on two manuals and a pedal has been located in the rear gallery since 1993 . This was built by Orgelbau Sandtner . The brochure fits in with his back to the middle rising shape of the roof pitch. The housing is divided into three fields. The two outer fields are in turn three-part and contain the longer organ pipes; the middle one with the shorter organ pipes is made up of five parts.
Peal
The peal of the Leiblfingen parish church consists of three bells that were cast in 1950. The largest is the Marienglocke with 1460 kilograms. In addition, the Christ the King bell with 910 kilograms and the Michael bell with 340 kilograms ring from the neo-Gothic tower.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Parish Church of the Assumption in Leiblfing . Online at www.pfarrei-leiblfing.de. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ↑ 17.-18. Century . Online at www.pfarrei-leiblfing.de. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ↑ a b 19th century . Online at www.pfarrei-leiblfing.de. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e 20th century . Online at www.pfarrei-leiblfing.de. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ↑ a b Leibling - Parish Church of the Assumption . Online at kirchturm.net. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′ 26.1 ″ N , 12 ° 30 ′ 51.9 ″ E