Pauli Conversion (Hohenreuten)
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Pauli Conversion is a Roman Catholic chapel in Hohenreuten , Upper Swabia , a district of Oberrieden . It was built around 1700 and, following a tradition, was donated by childless siblings. They lived on what is now the Steidelschen Hof. The Church is dedicated to the conversion of the Apostle Paul .
The roof turret was replaced in 1865 after storm damage. A complete repair measure took place in 1937.
Building description
The simple baroque building is located in the south of the village. The flat-roofed room has three axes with a three-sided end. The wall structure is achieved by Tuscan pilasters with pieces of painted entablature and painted cornice. The pilasters are inclined in the choir corners . In the shorter west axis there is a paneled wooden gallery painted with marbled panels . In the north there is an arched door. In the eastern axes there are arched windows, in the inclined axes circular windows are embedded in the wall. The profiling with shells painted over the windows, only angel heads are in the apex, are probably neo-baroque or renewed during a renovation. The exterior has an axial structure, which is achieved through Tuscan pilasters, which are bent at the corners of the choir. The chapel has a richly profiled eaves cornice . The west side is bounded by pilasters, in the middle there is a pilaster until thin Giebelsohlgesims. The gable is framed by a thin cornice and divided across. There is a roof turret with a square base and an octagonal top. This is provided with arched slits on the main sides. The pointed helmet is covered with sheet metal.
Furnishing
The ceiling painting was painted in 1949 by Georg Schwank from Mindelheim . It shows a Christ monogram surrounded by the evangelist symbols. The marbled wooden altar , dating from around 1690, was renovated in 1846 by painter Moser from Bedernau, some of which were renewed around 1900. The two-pillar structure shows a Pietà , the extract from the altar a round-arched painting of the baptism of Jesus . On both sides of the columns there are statues of St. Peter and Paul from the middle of the 18th century. The putti sitting on the entablature also date from this time .
The shrine dates from 1720 to 1730. It has a four-column housing with a round arch opening, a blown gable and acanthus decorations on the tail. It contains a more recent figure of Our Lady of Altötting . The wooden statues of St. Francis and Antonius date from the middle of the 18th century, the lecture cross from the late 18th century. The cabinet with more recent painting from the 18th century.
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literature
- Heinrich Habel: Mindelheim district . Ed .: Torsten Gebhard, Anton Ress (= Bavarian Art Monuments . Volume 31 ). Deutscher Kunstverlag , Munich 1971, p. 143-144 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 5 ′ 1.2 ″ N , 10 ° 22 ′ 59.5 ″ E