Lady Chapel Waibstadt
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The Marienkapelle in Waibstadt is a Roman Catholic church building from the 19th century in the direction of Epfenbach . She is subordinate to the Patronage of Mary, the Rosary Queen. As early as the 15th century there was a chapel on the site of today's building, which was subordinate to the patronage of Mary.
history
The Worms Synod of 1496, initiated by Worms Bishop Johann XX. von Dalberg , describes the parish conditions in Waibstadt . The "Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary outside the city wall in the direction of Epfenbach" is also mentioned as a property. There is evidence that the Rosary Brotherhood was responsible for maintaining the chapel.
In the period 1609–1615, the chapel served as a place of worship outside the city and a place of refuge for the Roman Catholic population who remained in Waibstadt. The reason for this was the occupation of the Elector Palatinate, who had become Calvinist . During the time of the Reformation , a clear majority of the Waibstadt population remained Roman Catholic.
A forced reformation was unsuccessful. In response to the electors, a Calvinist pastor was installed in Waibstadt. In spite of it, not a single newborn was baptized and not a single citizen was buried in the city during the Calvinist period in Waibstadt. In 1615 the Electoral Palatinate gave the city back to the Prince-Bishop of Speyer .
The first graphic evidence of the chapel dates back to 1727. Witnesses of this are the first townscape of Waibstadt. The picture clearly shows the Marienkapelle outside the city wall.
In 1917, by order of the War Ministry, the bell consecrated to John the Baptist, cast in 1911 by Benjamin Grüninger and Sons Villingen , had to be removed from the tower and sacrificed for the manufacture of armaments. The second existing bell was left in the tower. The St. John's bell bore the inscription:
"Johannes Baptista ora pro nobis"
In the course of World War II, the bell that remained in the tower was removed and confiscated for the production of armaments. It was lost after the Second World War . In the post-war years, a citizen from Waibstadt donated 2.814 kg of bronze bells to cast a completely new four-bell ring for the parish church . There, too, three out of four bells were removed during the war. It was decided to hang the small bell of the parish church, spared from the war, in the church tower of the Marienkapelle.
Church building
The current simple and three-aisled chapel, with a ribbed vault supported by four round columns in the nave, was built in 1884 according to plans by the architect Ehrmann, from red sandstone typical of the front Odenwald region.
The window arches and lintels show neo-Romanesque styles. The small choir room with its net vault made of sandstone has Gothic style elements. A small bell hangs in a small turret on the western gable front.
In 1907 the two statues depicting the Immaculate Conception and Saint Joseph were added to the facade ; In 2018 they were extensively cleaned and restored.
Interior
The interior of the chapel has been lavishly painted. Ceilings and arches between the columns as well as the triumphal arch and the spaces between the net vault were decorated with floral, ornamental and Marian motifs.
A “ Sinsheim artist J. Schmidt” was the only one to be mentioned at the inauguration. On the wooden balustrade of the small gallery, the secrets of the rosary and Mary as the rosary queen are depicted in 16 cassettes .
The altar is likely to be early baroque. It is not certain whether it comes from an earlier church or was specially made by a native Waibstadt art carpenter. There has been a celebration altar made of pear wood and an ambo since the 1990s .
The artist Marie Ellenrieder was to create a "7 shoe high and 4 ½ wide" image of the Virgin Mary for the Roman Catholic parish church. The painting remained unfinished, however, as Marie Ellenrieder died before completion in 1863. It is considered one of her last works. In the Marienkapelle a small replica reminds of the unfinished work of art. The original painting with the title Maria with the baby Jesus is in the municipal Wesenberg-Galerie Konstanz .
Ceiling painting
Painting on the gallery
Ribbed vault
Overall view of ceiling paintings
High altar
Ceiling painting
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maria Rosenkranzkönigin, Waibstadt. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Kirchenbau-Förderverein Waibstadt (ed.): Catholic parish Waibstadt: 150 years of Waibstadt parish church. Waibstadt September 2018.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 18 ′ 2 " N , 8 ° 55 ′ 12.2" E