Assumption of Mary (Gangkofen)
The Catholic parish church of Gangkofen is dedicated to the feast of the Assumption of Mary and is located in the center of the Lower Bavarian community of Gangkofen (Kirchplatz 2).
history
With the deed of foundation of the Deutschordenskommende Gangkofen of August 9, 1279, Count Wernhard II von Leonberg gave the Teutonic Knights the right of patronage over the parish church ( parochialis ecclesie ) and also the nove capellae in today's Heiligenstadt district of Gangkofen (today the pilgrimage church of St. Salvator ). But that also means that a church must have stood here before this point in time. In fact, in 1269 a certain Wilhelm is mentioned as a pastor at Gangkofen. No documentary evidence to the alleged consecration of the church by the Bishop of Regensburg Henry I in 1152. 1326 appears the parish in a directory from the non exemten monasteries of the diocese Regensburg of Archbishop Friedrich III. Subsidium paid by Salzburg ; the parish had to 11, the Domus Thetonicorum , d. H. the coming , do ten solidi .
Several charity foundations were important for the parish . The most significant of these is the foundation set up by Urban der Moroltinger on November 11, 1413 for the St. Peters Chapel in the Gangkofen parish church. A perpetual mass and a chaplaincy should be established with it. This was endowed with an annual perpetual money of twelve Schillings Landshuter Pfennigs, which had to be paid by a farm in Morolding (today a district of Massing ). The commander had the right to present it, but needed confirmation from the Bishop of Regensburg. Obviously the endowment of this point was so attractive that a dispute broke out about it once: In 1493/94 a certain Thomas Kressling , priest of Gerzen, claimed the benefit that had become vacant. He presented forged documents, as recognized on January 12, 1494 by the vicar general of the diocese of Regensburg. Kressling lost the legal battle and had to pay the litigation costs. Until the 17th century, a separate priest was always set up for this benefit, then this was united with the parish. Presumably this was a consequence of the fire of 1666, which also destroyed the Benefiziatenhaus. Subsequently, the community had made several requests (1785, 1824) to fill the beneficiary position, but they were not granted.
Another significant benefit was donated in 1658 by Felix Gundacker von Auerbach zu Angerbach . He had a Loretto chapel built in his castle in Angerbach near Gangkofen . In his will of August 16, 1690, he determined that this Laurethan Chapel should be his right and only universal heir . His fortune should be monetized and put in a safe place and from it a pious godly and exemplary secular clergyman should be employed. The beneficiary received an income of 220 guilders and thus fifteen times (!) Compared to the sacristan , who had to make ends meet with 15 guilders a year; a further 65 guilders were earmarked for paraments of the chapel, wax and lighting. In 1701, Count Lerchenfeld von Egglkofen donated another Sölde to the benefice . The tasks of this benefit had increased over time as the pilgrimage began . The benefice was occupied by a priest until the 1970s.
The last major foundation came in 1906 from the landowner Josef Durmaier von Edeneibach. The attempt to create an independent benefit with the donated capital, however, was unsuccessful due to the lack of mass and the devaluation of money during the First World War . Despite a further donation from Theresia Seemüller , a decision was made in favor of a benefit fund into which other amounts could also be paid.
Structure and equipment
Large fires broke out in Gangkofen in 1599 and again in 1666, with the parish church also falling victim to the latter. By 1670, the reconstruction of the building according to plans by the Teutonic order builder Franz Keller was almost complete. The east wing is a late Baroque two-storey building around 1691, which was built using the previous building before the fire of 1666. In 1695/97 a new church tower was built. In 1701 it was decided to rebuild the parish hall of the church, which could be completed in 1719. The late Gothic choir, which remained almost intact during the fire, and the church tower were largely preserved. In 1983/86 the last major complete renovation was carried out.
Bells
In 1908 a new bell was installed in the church. The order was received from the Regensburg bell foundry in Hamm. Some of the bells could be saved from being melted down during the war. These are the bells named Assumption of Mary (4,800 pounds), St. George (2,600 pounds), St. Elisabeth (1,800 pounds), Herz Jesu (1,200 pounds), St. Joseph (700) and St. Martin and Fabian (500). The tone sequence is: h ° -d'-e'-f sharp'-a'-h'-d ''. In 1928 another bell from the bell founder Karl Hamm was added ( St. Michaelis , 150 pounds), which serves as a death bell.
organ
After an organ had already been described as very damaged in 1860, a new one with 14 registers was made by the organ builder Joseph Frosch in 1864 . However, it was decided in 1892 to renew it. It was not until 1912 that the organ builder Ignaz Weise from Plattling delivered the new work.
literature
- Paul Mai: History of the parish Gangkofen . In: Festival Committee 700 Years of Founding of the German Order Commander Gangkofen (Ed.): Gangkofen and the German Order Commander 1279-1979 (pp. 99–143). Self-published, Gangkofen 1979.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 26 '19 " N , 12 ° 33' 46.4" E