Matthäus Scharpf

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Church of the Archabbey of Beuron

Matthäus Scharpf (* around 1680 , † around 1742 ) was a builder of the South German Baroque .

As city master builder in Rottweil , he had the pilgrimage church of Rest of Christ built.

The best-known work was the construction of the Beuron Abbey Church from 1732 to 1738 according to his plans; their consecration took place on September 28, 1738. The client was Abbot Rudolf II von Strachwitz.

source

  • Heritage and Order (journal of the Beuron Benedictine Congregation), volumes 20–21, 1938, p. 325 ff.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Historical location views: Beuron (district of Sigmaringen), view around 1787 , Baden-Württemberg State Archives, accessed on August 21, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Sharp, Matthew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Builder of the South German Baroque
DATE OF BIRTH around 1680
DATE OF DEATH around 1742