Maria am Berg (Berchtesgaden)
Maria am Berg is a branch church of the Roman Catholic parish St. Andreas in Berchtesgaden in Bavaria in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising .
Buildings and history
Between 1929 and 1932, Franz Brandner built the small church Maria am Berg on a slope of Kiliansberg in the Berchtesgaden district of Metzenleiten, not far from the Seimler youth hostel, which opened in 1921, at his own expense and with the help of relatives . The equipment designed church rector Franz Mandl 1953 and 1965 to.
Part of the facility is a statue of Mary and Child, which has been venerated on the Faselsberg for generations . During the first renovation of the church, the previous, provisional high altar, which was equipped with four columns in neo-baroque style, was replaced by the current altar, using the tabernacle and the image of Mary. In 1965, 1971 (installation of a small organ), 1977 further renovations took place. In 2001/2002 the interior of the church was last restored thanks to personal contribution and the help of friends and patrons. Franz Mandl and the supervisor of the Marian shrine, Marianne Brandner, were in charge of the various renovations and redesigns. In 1992 the church was handed over to the Archbishopric of Munich and Freising by last will of Sophie Brandner .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Hellmut Schöner : Berchtesgaden through the ages. Supplementary Volume I, 1982, p. 318.
- ^ The church "Maria am Berg" , from: Walter Brugger : Churches and chapels of the parish of St. Andreas Berchtesgaden , 1st edition 1995; Article including further pictures online at stiftskirche-berchtesgaden.de
Coordinates: 47 ° 38 '37.22 " N , 13 ° 1' 12.97" O