Messkapelle Gößl

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The Raphael Chapel in Gößl

The Messkapelle Gößl is a small church in the cadastral community Gößl of the municipality Grundlsee in Ausseerland in Styria . Their patron is the holy Archangel Raphael . As a mess chapel, it is subordinate to the Roman Catholic parish Grundlsee . It is the only church in Styria that is not owned by the diocese . It is not a listed building .

history

The chapel in Gößl is not owned by the Catholic Church, but is privately owned by 14 Gößl farming families. As early as 1792, the residents of Gößl applied for their own church to be built, as the way to the church in Bad Aussee to attend mass on Sundays, especially in winter, was very difficult and the parish church in Grundlsee was only built around 1900. However, all the responsible authorities rejected the construction because of the high costs for the few villagers. This emerges from a report by Johann Josef Forstner, the caretaker of the imperial authority of Pflinsberg: "... that this curacia in Gößl may seem unnecessary, useless and very expensive for the highest aerarium ... ". His report also says that it would be better, if it is absolutely necessary, to build a church not in Gößl but in Gaiswinkel, since it would be cheaper to get to for everyone in the Grundlsee. The discussions lasted almost 40 years until the Goesslers built their church from 1819 to 1820 on their own land with a contribution from Archduke Johann . On August 10, 1821, the first Holy Mass could be celebrated in the small church . As early as 1833 the building was enlarged and the wooden structure was replaced by a wall. The sacristy and the turret were built in 1903.

Until 1952, the Raphaelskirche was a branch church of the Bad Aussee parish. Since the Grundlsee parish has been independent, it has been subordinate to it.

Architecture and equipment

It is not known how the original wooden church was furnished. Today's main altar, a Renaissance altar from 1663, was transferred here from the Bad Aussee parish church . The altarpiece, however, is younger and is said to have been painted by a painter named Moser from Kainisch . It shows the Archangel Raphael, the church patron, with the young Tobias catching a large fish. On both sides of the altar there are two figures of saints, on the right a Baroque figure of Saint Roch and on the left a Gothic carved figure, probably representing Saint Augustine . They were brought here from Bad Aussee together with the altar.

In 1969 a baroque figure of Saint Sebastian and two angel chandeliers were stolen during a break-in . The new figure of St. Sebastian is carved by Johann Steinegger from Gößl and was donated by an unnamed person. Part of the equipment is also a picture that shows the adoration of the shepherds, dressed in old Aussee costumes. It was painted by Maria Mautner-Kalbeck, a sister of the folk researcher Konrad Mautner . There is also an icon "Christ the Vine" painted by Heidi Amon, based on Leo Moskos. A small figure of St. Barbara was carved by the Grundlsee sculptor Hans Mayerl.

Above the altar is a large ceiling fresco, which was painted in 1950 on the occasion of a church renovation by the painter Hausknecht and allegedly also by the theologian Johannes Ude . It shows the Holy Trinity with God the Father in the middle, including Christ and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove, surrounded by the four evangelists. To the left of it you can see the Mother of God and to the right John the Baptist , who bears the features of Johannes Ude.

In the small chapel there is a wooden gallery that has been cleared. The pews have been newly purchased in recent years. In the left rear area of ​​the chapel there is a harmonium .

There is a fresco of St. Christopher on the outside facade of the church. It was painted by Karl Hauk, a friend of Ude, and restored by Irmgard Schlömmer in 1984. To the left and right of the entrance there are memorial plaques for those who died in the two world wars. There is a painted Madonna with the body of Jesus above the entrance.

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Coordinates: 47 ° 38 ′ 23 "  N , 13 ° 54 ′ 14.5"  E