Peter and Paul (Kößing)
The Roman Catholic branch church St. Peter and Paul is located in the district of Kößing , which today belongs to the Upper Palatinate town of Vohenstrauss (Kößing 18). The church belongs to the parish community Vohenstrauß and Böhmischbruck.
history
Based on architectural findings, the construction of the church must be dated to the 12th or 13th century.
The chapel of St. Peter and Paul was first mentioned in writing in 1756. At that time it was assigned to the parish of Böhmischbruck . In 1782 the place belonged to the parish of Böhmischbruck.
Church building
There used to be a Gothic chapel here. The former chancel is now the church's sacristy . A masonry altar was discovered here at a depth of one meter. The Gothic vault , the rib consoles and the keystone were only installed later.
An octagonal tower was later added to this hexagonal chancel. On the tower there is a plaque with the designation "HPR 1667", possibly the time of its construction. The tower superstructure can be dated to the second half of the 19th century. In the 18th century the former church was demolished and a baroque church was created. The exact date is unclear; The number 1687 is found on the altar desk. During the renovation work carried out on the roof structure in 1999, the year 1756 was discovered in the roof beams; this is likely to be the time in which the new church building was built.
On the roof ridge there is a double cross, a so-called Scheyr cross , which is reminiscent of an alleged cross particle that came to Scheyern Monastery .
The church ensemble also included a cemetery, which can be located in the churchyard. The preserved churchyard wall dates from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The church was renovated from 1999. First the facade was redesigned and whitewashed. The roof structure was overhauled and the clock's dials were also renewed. From 2000 the interior of the church was renovated.
Interior
The altarpiece in the baroque high altar shows, framed by columns and pilasters , the church patrons Peter and Paul . The secondary figures represent the Benedictine order founder Benedict of Nursia with abbot's staff and miter and the founder of the Dominican order Dominic with a rosary. Both figures were painted white before the church renovation, now they have a black frame . In the extract there is an all-seeing God eye . It is believed that this altar was in another church earlier. In the monstrance is a relic of the Regensburg bishop Emmeram . A folk altar , also baroque style, is presented to the altar .
The baroque pulpit is marbled on all sides; in the cover is the representation of the Holy Spirit . The church also has 14 pictures of the Stations of the Cross under the gallery . The gallery used to be attached to the two long walls of the church.
A figure of Johannes Nepomuk that used to stand outside the church has been moved into the church.
Bells
The oldest bell was cast in Eger in 1777 , but had to be delivered during the Second World War in 1943 and never returned to Kößing. Today the church has two bells. The larger one is consecrated to the church patrons Peter and Paul, it was cast in 1911. On it is the Latin motto: "The apostle Peter and the teacher of the peoples Paul, they taught us your law, O Lord".
The smaller bell bears the image of the Bavarian farmer's son and Capuchin brother from Altötting , brother Konrad (1818-1894). It was cast in the year of his canonization in 1934. On it is the motto "In the least, greatest".
literature
- Gabriele Buchbinder: Böhmischbrucker Almanach: 1251–2001; History & stories for the 750th anniversary of the founding of the church. Böhmischbruck, Verlag: Pfarrei Böhmischbruck 2001, pp. 83-88.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Historical Atlas of Bavaria : Altbayern Series I Issue 39: Vohenstrauss. Komm. Für Bayerische Landesgeschichte, Munich 1977, p. 70f. ( Digitization at the Munich Digitization Center ).
Coordinates: 49 ° 34 ′ 58.3 " N , 12 ° 20 ′ 23.7" E