Minoritenkirche (Stein an der Donau)
The Minorite Church in Stein an der Donau , a district of the Lower Austrian town of Krems , is a profaned monastery church of the Minorites and (as of 2016) is used by “Klangraum Krems”, among others.
history
After the Minorites founded a monastery in Stein in 1223/24, the monastery church was consecrated in honor of St. Ulrich by Berthold von Leiningen , Bishop of Bamberg . The long choir was probably added in the first third of the 14th century. In the course of a flood in 1440 and a fire around 1440, the south tower was repaired around 1444. During the Reformation, the church was used as a salt depot until 1577 and in 1592 it was returned to the Minorites. In 1745 a crypt was built. In 1790/96 the monastery and church were secularized. The profaned church was then used, among other things, as a tobacco store and fire department depot. In 1950/51 the late Gothic wall and vault paintings of the Minorite Church were exposed and restored. The graceful music-making angels floating in the vault of the choir as well as the depiction of the enthroned Mother of God with child and donors in the apex of the triumphal arch wall date from around 1400. Two works by an Italian master around 1350 should be emphasized: the image of the crucified on the north wall of the choir and the figure of the Man of Sorrows in the nave. In 1982 fragments of a crucifixion and lamentation around 1300 were uncovered in the room adjoining the north aisle to the east. From 1992 the building was adapted for exhibitions and concerts and used as a branch by the Kunsthalle Krems. In 2002 the church was taken over by the Lower Austrian Festival and Cinema GmbH and it was dedicated as "Klangraum Krems". Subsequently, another extensive renovation by the architect Fritz (Friedrich) Göbl took place until 2004. Among other things, a new access foyer was built on the south side.
The monastery building adjoining the church to the north, a two-storey four-wing complex around an almost square courtyard and a wing projecting to the west, was built between 1715 and 1727 using individual components from the late Middle Ages and the early 17th century. In 2007/08, the monastery building was revitalized according to plans by architects Fritz (Friedrich) Göbl, Lukas Göbl and Alexander Bolecek and a modern exhibition extension was built in the western area of the former monastery garden. Since then, the complex has housed the Forum Frohner , named after the painter Adolf Frohner , the " Ernst Krenek Documentation" and the Stein Museum .
description
The late Romanesque or early Gothic three-aisled basilica has a higher, single-nave Gothic long choir and a south tower with a Baroque crown.
literature
- Dehio Lower Austria north of the Danube 1990 , Krems-Stein, former Minorite Church of St. Ulrich and Kloster, p. 597 f.
- Lenče Dimitrievska: Early medieval settlement finds from the Minorite monastery in Stein an der Donau , diploma thesis, Vienna 2013 ( online )
Web links
- Churches on the river: Krems sound space, Minoritenkirche (former Minoritenkirche St. Ulrich and monastery)
- Krems sound space
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Krems.gv.at: City tour - former Minorite church and monastery, Minoritenplatz No. 4–5 ; accessed on Aug. 18, 2016
- ↑ Architekturstiftung.at: ORTE vor Ort # 4 ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on Aug. 18, 2016
- ^ Lower Austrian provincial government: Krems-Stein Minorite Monastery is being revitalized ; OTS broadcast: OTS0173, Jan. 19, 2007, 1:25 pm
Coordinates: 48 ° 24 '13.1 " N , 15 ° 35' 5.8" E