Assumption of Mary (Umkirch)

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The Church of the Assumption

The Catholic Church of the Assumption in the center of Umkirch belongs to the deanery Breisgau-Neuenburg and is the oldest parish church in Breisgau and the oldest building in the village. The parish belongs to the March-Gottenheim pastoral care unit. The patronage of the Assumption is celebrated on August 15th.

history

The settlement of the Umkirch district by the Romans has been proven since 100 AD, followed by the Alemanni , who were subjugated by the Franks in 496 . The first documentary evidence comes from a document dated June 5, 1087. This document deals with an exchange between the bishops of Basel and the Abbey of Cluny in France , which concerned the monastery of Sankt Ulrich in Hexental . In this document a Humbert de "Untkilcha" is mentioned as one of the witnesses of the bishops present . The full name of the settlement was "Untkilcha" ecclesia in undis (Church between the Waves). The name of the settlement arose from the existing church that was located between two streams. About the naming: the name is composed of the Latin undis for wave and Kilicha which comes from the old high German and means church. The place then developed in the Middle Ages into a center of the Basel episcopal property in Breisgau.

The original church building is said to have been made of wood and has existed since the seventh century; it was replaced by a stone building around 1050. This stone building stands on the foundations of a Roman building, which are covered by a layer of fire. The original design is Romanesque , in the 14th century it was rebuilt in the Gothic style. The four-story tower was built in 1739 after its predecessor was struck by lightning.

Another renovation was carried out in the Rococo style between 1760 and 1765 . Only the ogival gothic west portal with bar and two throats and the ogival, single beveled triumphal arch remained.

In February 2011, after a lengthy renovation, the church was consecrated again by Auxiliary Bishop Bernd Uhl . The main focus of the renovation was the redesign of the baptistery, handicapped accessible access to the bell tower and the creation of a prayer room there. The lighting, loudspeaker system, belfry and bell technology were modernized and the tower clock was repaired. The latter is owned by the political municipality.

Furnishing

The three altars and the pulpit date from the 18th century. The main altar with a depiction of the Assumption of Mary , after which the church bears its name, is a copy of the painting by Guido Reni from 1642, which today hangs in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. The right side altar with a painting of the saints Wendelin and Sebastian , the local patrons of Umkirch, shows in the background the village of Umkirch in the 18th century, including the castle mill on the Mühlbach, built in 1750.

In the chancel there is a Madonna figure on the wall on the north side. The artist Wolfgang Eckert from Furtwangen created the folk altar, ambo and Easter candlestick, which were inaugurated in 2000.

  • Entrance to the parish church

  • Rococo altars

  • Organ loft

  • Baptistery (2011)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e March-Gottenheim pastoral care unit: The parish church of the Assumption of Mary . accessed on February 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ Werner Semmler: Did you know ...? Why is Umkirch called Umkirch? regionalia.de, July 31, 2009, accessed on November 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ a b c Church of the Assumption of Mary , alemannische-seiten.de, accessed on May 5, 2020.
  4. ^ A b c Franz Xaver Kraus : The art monuments of the Grand Duchy of Baden. Volume 6, Jacob Christian Benjamin Mohr, Tübingen / Leipzig 1904, p. 360
  5. ^ Kati Wortelkamp: Umkirch: The renovated church stands for the future . In: Badische Zeitung. February 8, 2011, accessed November 10, 2013.
  6. ^ The painting in Munich online , the one in Umkirch online

Web links

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Coordinates: 48 ° 1 ′ 54.6 ″  N , 7 ° 45 ′ 39.6 ″  E