Mariä Lichtmess (Inkofen)
The Roman Catholic parish church Mariä Lichtmess (also Mariäreinigung ) in Inkofen , a district of the town of Rottenburg an der Laaber in the Lower Bavarian district of Landshut , is a late-Gothic church building from the second half of the 15th century, which was built around the middle of the 17th century. Century was expanded in baroque style. The rather rare patronage of Mariä Candlemas or Mary cleaning is the former name of the feast day Presentation of the Lord , which is celebrated on February 2nd.
history
While the building history of the parish church goes back to the 12th century, the parish Inkofen is first mentioned in 1230. Then as now, the parish district included Inkofen, the villages Rahstorf , Allgramsdorf and Eberstall ; Today's Stein branch still belonged to the parish of Münster , later to Rottenburg, and was only then re- parish to Inkofen.
The construction of today's church, which is essentially late Gothic, was pushed ahead around 1475. In May 1632, during the Thirty Years' War , the church and rectory were burned down by the Swedes, as was the old Inkofen noble residence. The majority of the village population fell victim to the recurring acts of war, the plague or starvation in the years that followed . For about fifty years, the parishes Inkofen, Andermannsdorf and Hebramsdorf together had only one pastor. Nevertheless, the reconstruction of the Inkofen parish church began quickly after the war. The church, which was expanded in the Baroque style, was equipped with baroque altars and stucco work in line with contemporary tastes - accompanied by a few pieces that could be saved from the ruins of the old parish church.
From the middle of the 17th century Inkofen became a place of pilgrimage to Mary . From the year 1676 it is documented that almost the entire parish of Rottenburg made a pilgrimage to Inkofen to see “ Our Lady ” for good harvest weather and averting evil addiction and diseases . The pilgrimage soon came to a standstill, but the Scapular Brotherhood founded at this time has survived to this day . This celebrates its main festival annually on the Sunday after July 16, the feast day of Our Lady on Mount Carmel .
Renovation measures were carried out in the 1970s with the purchase of new pews in 1973 and an exterior renovation in 1977. The last thoroughgoing renovation of the church took place in 1990/91 with an exterior and interior renovation including wall drainage .
description
architecture
The church building consists of a three-bay , saddle-roofed nave and the east-facing choir , which is located under a slightly lower gable roof. The two-storey sacristy is attached to the south side and the five-storey tower on the north side. This still has clearly recognizable, Gothic structural features. In particular, the second and third tower storeys are structured by pointed arches. The tall, shingle-roofed pointed helmet rises above four steep gables . Another typically Gothic style feature are the pointed arch windows in the chancel, while the nave has the baroque shape of the arched windows. A small, open portal porch is added on the west side .
Stucco and ceiling paintings
While the groin-vaulted nave is rather simple, the choir has elaborate stucco work from around 1680. For example, the pointed arch windows are surrounded by stucco frames with cartilage, on the choir vault there are leaves and fruit hangings as well as a beautiful stucco frame for the central ceiling painting from the 18th century Century. This represents Saint Simon Stock , who receives the scapular from Mary , the Mother of God .
Altars and pulpit
The stately baroque structure of the high altar was built in Landshut in 1684 . It is supported by six winding columns adorned with grapes , between which three figural niches are arranged. In the central shell niche, a late Gothic wooden figure of the Madonna and Child can be seen, which was probably crowned in the Baroque period. To the side there are baroque figures of Mary's parents, St. Joachim (left) and St. Mother Anna (right). Below the central figure is a small tabernacle with two winding columns and gilded doors. The altar excerpt is accompanied by two volutes on the side with worshiping angels sitting on them . The upright rectangular extract depicts the Holy Trinity and is flanked by small Baroque figures of Saints Joseph and Margaret . The upper segmental arch is studded with two small angel figures.
Shortly after the high altar, in 1688, the baroque pulpit with a polygonal body and winding corner pillars was built. The two side altars, designed as counterparts , are, however, kept in the Rococo style and were only created around 1750. The altarpiece, accompanied by angelic volutes, is supported by two winding columns. On the side facing the presbytery there are elaborate acanthus carved cheeks . The north (left) side altar shows in the main picture a representation of St. Anthony of Padua , in the excerpt picture St. Aegidius . In the cafeteria there is a small, baroque Madonna and Child. The southern (right) side altar is dedicated to St. Sebastian . The main picture shows the so-called Sebastian care: Saint Irene , who removes the arrows from the martyred Sebastian. In the extract, St. Joseph is shown with the baby Jesus. A Sacred Heart figure can be seen on the altar table . The angel figures on both side altars were created by the famous Landshut sculptor Christian Jorhan the Elder in 1766.
Other equipment
The baroque furnishings of the church also include two procession poles with luminous angels. In the nave there are also two almost life-size baroque figures that were created at the same time as the high altar. On the north wall St. Barbara can be seen on a console , on the south wall St. George . Opposite the pulpit is a late Gothic crucifix from the middle of the 16th century, at the feet of the crucified one a figure of Mater Dolorosa from around 1480. This is flanked by two wooden reliefs , also late Gothic , on which the Annunciation to Mary and the death of Mary are depicted are. Above the chancel arch one's crucifixion group together. The corresponding crucifix was probably made in the middle of the 16th century, the assistant figures of St. Mary (left) and the “favorite disciple” Johannes (right) were made around 1500.
organ
The organ of the parish church of Mariä Lichtmess was created around 1915 by Ludwig Edenhofer junior from Deggendorf . The pneumatic cone shop instrument with a free-standing console and free-pipe prospect comprises a total of eight registers on a manual and pedal . The disposition is as follows:
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- Coupling : I / P, super octave coupling
Bells
Four bells ring from the 43 meter high tower. The oldest of these was cast by Lienhart Peringer in Landshut in 1555. The youngest of the four bells dates from 1976 and was donated by the former political community of Inkofen. It is dedicated to the Patrona Bavariae .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Franz Moises: City Pages - Inkofen . Online at heimatforscher-rottenburg.de; accessed on March 12, 2017.
- ↑ a b c Parish Church of Mariä Lichtmess Inkofen . Online at www.pfarrei-rottenburg.de; accessed on March 11, 2017.
- ↑ a b Christian Jungwirth: Zwölfuhrluten - Inkofen in Lower Bavaria . Online at www.br.de; accessed on March 11, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d e Inkofen near Rottenburg - Mariä Lichtmess . Online at www.kirchturm.net; accessed on March 11, 2017.
- ↑ Bavarian organ database online
Coordinates: 48 ° 42 ′ 23.9 ″ N , 12 ° 6 ′ 47 ″ E