Assumption of Mary (Fridolfing)
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| address | Marienstrasse 4 83413 Fridolfing |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| local community | Parish Fridolfing |
| Current usage | Parish church |
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| Year of construction (s) | 1891-1893 |
| style | neo-romanic |
The parish church of the Assumption of Mary in the Upper Bavarian municipality of Fridolfing is considered the largest village church in Germany, which is why it is also known as the cathedral of the Salzach Valley . The church was built from 1891 to 1893 in neo-Romanesque style. Because of its young age, it is not classified as a village church in terms of art history . This usually only includes buildings from the Middle Ages.
prehistory
The "old" parish church of the Assumption of Mary stood in Fridolfing until 1892, and was consecrated in 1459 by Bishop Ulrich von Chiemsee . Due to the lack of space, the cemetery not close to the church and the need for renovation of the existing parish church, the new Fridolfingen pastor Stefan Glonner was commissioned by Archbishop Anton von Steichele to build a new parish church. In order to be able to enforce a church building against the resistance of Concordia von Fridolfing, Glonner turned to his friend Simon Spannbrucker , who had great influence in the diocese and with the archbishop . On December 26, 1884, Spannbrucker, as representative for Reverend Stefan Glonner, gave a sermon that is still legendary today , in which he demanded that the construction of a new parish church be made dependent on the collection of the coming Sunday. The willingness to donate was enormous and showed the support of the community citizens for a new church.
construction
The then so-called "Weberland" was acquired by Simon Spannbrucker on August 15, 1885 as an area for the newly built church and given as a plot of land for the future parish church and the new cemetery. The foundation stone was laid on September 24, 1891 by Archbishop Antonius von Thoma . The construction work was led by architect Josef Anton Müller and master builder Nathale Dissint.
facts and figures
- The cost estimate amounted to 224,027.11 marks, which was the equivalent of ten farms at the time, each with about 30 hectares .
- A brick factory was built for the 1.25 million bricks required.
- The earth excavation in the amount of 7037 m³ was carried out by the population with pick and shovel .
- The tower's helmet consists of 60 m³ of wood and weighs 800 quintals .
- The church is a total of 64 meters long and 21 meters wide (external dimensions). At the nave there is a transept containing the sacristy and side chapel, with a total width of 34 m, which gives the church a cross-shaped floor plan.
- The tower is about 65 meters high.
- The church is oriented overall to the north-east.
Relations with Friuli
In addition to the builder Nathale Dissint, master bricklayer Lorenzo Viacchiani and master mason Cöletino Toniutti, all from Friuli, also worked in the construction of the church in Fridolfing . When an earthquake in Friuli claimed around 1000 lives on May 6, 1976, there was great willingness in Fridolfing to help the people in Friuli. Among other things, building materials were collected in order to rebuild the Sedilis church in the municipality of Tarcento , which was destroyed by the earthquake . A memorial stone in Sedilis and mutual visits still remind us of the bond between the two places.
Interior
Particularly noteworthy are shrine figures and full sculptures:
altar
On the antependium three scenes of sacrifice from the Old Testament ( Cain and Abel , the sacrifice of Melchizedek and the sacrifice of Abraham ) can be seen. The altarpiece itself shows the assumption of Mary into heaven. The Mother of God is surrounded by clouds with guardian angels and the three most important archangels ( Raphael , Michael and Gabriel ). The two relief images in the predella depict the miracle of the multiplication of the bread and the wedding at Cana .
pulpit
The four great prophets of the Old Testament ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel and Daniel ) are depicted on the pulpit .
organ
The organ was built in 1893 by Franz Borgias Maerz . It has 25 stops on two manuals and a pedal with the following disposition :
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Votive picture Maria Schnee
The votive image of Maria Schnee in the left aisle is a copy of the image of the Virgin from the Roman church Maria Maggiore . It was founded in 1649; it already had its place in the old parish church.
Anna Chapel
The Anna chapel is located opposite the sacristy in the transept . In 1968 it was converted into the “weekday chapel”. On the side of the left rear wall there is currently a painting depicting St. Shows Sebastian with mother Anna and Maria as a young girl. It was the altarpiece of the old parish church and comes from the famous baroque painter Johann Michael Rottmayr . Today's Anna chapel houses other valuable works of art from the old parish church, which already had an Anna and Sebastiani chapel.
Remarks
- ↑ Cathedral and village church are the greatest possible contrasts. These titulations are definitely wrong: products of homeland poetry.
- ↑ Link to the BayernAtlas
literature
- Gotthard Kießling, Dorit Reimann: District of Traunstein (= Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation [Hrsg.]: Monuments in Bavaria . Volume I.22 ). Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg im Allgäu 2007, ISBN 978-3-89870-364-2 .
Web links
- Internet presence of the parish Fridolfing
- Bells ringing in the parish church of the Assumption
- 3D visualization of the church (exterior view)
Coordinates: 47 ° 59 ′ 57 ″ N , 12 ° 49 ′ 33 ″ E