Assumption of Mary (Garmisch-Partenkirchen)

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Assumption of Mary from the west

The Roman Catholic parish church Maria Himmelfahrt in the Upper Bavarian district town Garmisch-Partenkirchen belongs as part of the parish of the same name to the deanery Werdenfels of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising . The church at Ludwigstrasse  46 is located in the Partenkirchen district and is a listed building .

history

The first unequivocal mention of a church in Partenkirchen is in the Conradin register of 1315, where "filias Parttenkhirch" (Filialkirchen in Partenkirchen) are mentioned. In 1347 the choir altar was consecrated in the enlarged Church of Our Lady in Partenkirchen . In 1381, the Freising Prince-Bishop Leopold von Sturmberg granted the Partenkirchen Church the right to levy customs duties on goods passing through the town. This explains why the church was described as "richly endowed" in 1597.

Bartolomeo Litterini: Assumption of Mary (1731)

In the 18th century a new church was Maria Assumption in Baroque built, that of Vicar General Johann Ferdinand Joseph Freiherr von Pidikeim on September 24, 1734 ordained was. On this occasion, the local couple Mehling gave the church a picture of the Assumption of Mary by the Italian artist Bartolomeo Litterini , which was placed in a new altar in 1804. This altar came from the Freising Collegiate Church of St. Andreas , which was demolished in the course of secularization in Bavaria . On December 5, 1865, there was a fire in which 67 buildings were destroyed, including the church. Only a few items of equipment, including the picture mentioned, could be saved.

Three years after the fire, on June 13, 1868, the foundation stone for a new church was laid according to plans by Matthias Berger . While the baroque church was oriented to the southeast, the neo-Gothic new building with a choir was built to the northeast. Ferdinand Barth created templates for the painting . The church was consecrated on September 25, 1871 by Archbishop Gregor von Scherr .

In 1908 the interior was repainted by Hans Schmid from Munich ; after the First World War , the church received new bells in 1921 from the Augsburg bell foundry Fritz Hamm . Further renovations followed in 1926/27: a new organ was built , to which at the same time a new entrance was created from the outside, confessionals were built into the outer wall and a stone relief of St. Nicholas of Tolentino let into the outer wall of the tower porch. The relief was created by Josef Erhardt. After the Second World War , Hans Lerch donated a new cast steel bell in November 1945 , which was cast by JF Weule in Bockenem , and three more followed. They complement the only historical bronze bell that survived the war. In addition, the interior was renovated by the painter Seibold from Munich and the master painter Fischer. Between 1952 and 1956, new windows designed by Heinrich Bickel were installed, which had been made by the Mayer court glass painting in Munich. In 1966 a new roof was built on the nave and the tower; In 1971 further renovation measures followed inside and outside and new church stalls were purchased.

In the course of time a new organ became necessary, which the Sandtner company built in 1990/91 . At the same time the organ gallery was expanded. In 2002 the church was renovated from the outside and in 2004 a new heating system was installed. The interior was then renovated from 2005 to 2008 and the painting was restored to a condition similar to that in 1900.

Description and equipment

inside view

The neo - Gothic three - aisled hall church faces northeast. The pointed helmet tower is connected to the almost square floor plan in the southwest. The main entrance leads through the tower, above it there is a picture of the Queen of Mary .

When open, the main winged altar shows the Assumption of Mary, a work by the Murnau painter Johann Michael Wittmer . When closed, it shows the crucifixion of Jesus. Inside, the wings contain wooden half-reliefs by Max Kaiser, depicting scenes from Mary's life: from the Lord's proclamation of the birth of Jesus , his life in Nazareth, to Jesus' finding again in the temple .

The two side altars, which are also designed as winged altars, show, when they are closed, Christ on the Mount of Olives (left) and the mockery of Jesus (right). Inside the right side altar contains a painting of the Pietà in the center , flanked by images of St. Sebastian and St. Florian , designed by Heinrich Bickel in 1947. The left side altar contains figures of St. Catherine , St. Barbara and a Madonna . On the side wings are St. Ulrich von Augsburg and St. Benno von Meissen painted.

In the choir there are two evangelist figures on each side. The pulpit is on the foremost left pillar, opposite a crucifix by Ignaz Günther .

In addition, there are two prophetic figures in the church who carry a banner with the inscription “Rejoice you human beings”. In the back of the church there is a statue of St. Anthony opposite one of the Mater Dolorosa . On the western wall there is a painting of the Assumption of Mary by the artist Bartolomeo Litterini, on the other side a picture that was made in 1763 by Pope Paul VI. the church is reminded of the everlasting portiuncula indulgence .

To the west of the church building there is also a listed terrace with tuff stone parapet and outside stairs .

organ

Gallery with organ

The organ for the newly built church was built by Joseph Philipp Frosch from Munich in 1870 . The instrument with 18 registers on two manuals and pedal had the following disposition :

I. Manual
Bourdon 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Portal flute 8th'
Keraulophon 8th'
Copula 8th'
Octav 4 ′
Principal flute 4 ′
Flauto 4 ′
Mixture IV
II. Manual
Violin principal 8th'
Gamba 8th'
Salicional 8th'
Dumped 8th'
Dolcissimo 4 ′
pedal
Sub-bass 16 ′
Violonbass 16 ′
Fifth bass 10 23
Octave bass 8th'

In 1927 this organ was replaced by a new one by Michael Weise from Plattling . This had 32 registers and was expanded by seven more in 1970/71. In 1991, today's instrument by Hubert Sandtner from Dillingen on the Danube was created with 31 stops on two manuals and pedal. The organ with slider chest and mechanical play and key action is scheduled as follows:

I main work
Bourdon 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Copel 8th'
Gamba 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Reed flute 4 ′
Fifth 2 23
Duplicate 2 ′
third 1 35
Mixture V 1 13
Trumpets 8th'
Tremulant
II swell
Flauto 8th'
Salicet 8th'
Voix céleste 8th'
Prestant 4 ′
Flûte octaviante 4 ′
viola 4 ′
Octavine 2 ′
Larigot 1 13
Cornett III 2 23
Plein Jeu IV 2 ′
Hautbois 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
Tremulant
pedal
Principal 16 ′
Sub-bass 16 ′
Octave bass 8th'
Covered bass 8th'
Chorale bass 4 ′
Mixture III 2 23
trombone 16 ′
bassoon 8th'
  • Coupling : II / I, II / P, I / P
  • Playing aids : Organo Pleno, introductory steps for trumpet 8 ′ and trombone 16 ′

Pastoral care

Partenkirchen belonged to the Garmisch original parish of St. Martin . In 1370 a citizen donated a Holy Spirit Benefice , which was made a permanent benefit the following year by the Freising Bishop Paul von Jägerndorf . On February 1, 1672, this was converted into an independent parish . In 2013 the Parish Association Partenkirchen-Farchant-Oberau was established together with the parishes of St. Ludwig Oberau and St. Andreas Farchant .

Web links

Commons : Assumption of Mary  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Norbert Jocher: Parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Partenkirchen with the chapel of St. Sebastian and St. Anna Wamberg. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2011. ISBN 978-3-89870-672-8 .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c List of monuments for Garmisch-Partenkirchen (PDF) at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation. P. 16. Accessed January 25, 2020.
  2. a b c d e f g h i j k l m parish church Maria Himmelfahrt. In: erzbistum-muenchen.de. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
  3. Wolfgang Kaiser: Werdenfels Museum: Evidence of the fire disaster. In: Merkur.de. December 7, 2015, accessed January 25, 2020 .
  4. Peter Reinbold: 2.6 ton bell breaks out of anchorage. In: Merkur.de. March 23, 2017, accessed January 25, 2020 .
  5. Partenkirchen - cath. Parish church "Maria Himmelfahrt". In: sandtner-orgelbau.de. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
  6. a b Michael Bernhard (Ed.): Organ database Bavaria online. Data sets 8697-8700. 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  7. ^ History of the parish of St. Ludwig Oberau. In: erzbistum-muenchen.de. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .

Coordinates: 47 ° 29 ′ 37.7 "  N , 11 ° 6 ′ 42"  E