Parish Church Forchtenstein

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Exterior view
inner space
Sanctuary

The Roman Catholic parish church of Forchtenstein is located in the municipality of Forchtenstein in the Mattersburg district in Burgenland . The parish church of the Assumption is part of the Mattersburg deanery in the Eisenstadt diocese . The church is a listed building .

history

The church was consecrated in 1347 as a subsidiary church of Mattersburg by Bishop Albert of Nicomedia, the vicarius of the bishop of Raab . According to the inscription above the church door, the church was expanded in 1655 and 1703 during the construction of the monastery. In 1695, Prince Paul Esterhazy handed over the church and the attached monastery to the Servites who were brought into the country in the course of the Counter Reformation . Between 1983 and 1985, the aisle was enlarged as part of the renovation of the church.

The window was created by the artist and nun Elfriede Ettl with representations of Psalm 148 (“Praise to God in Creation”).

Furnishing

The church, which is a popular pilgrimage site in connection with the Rosalienkapelle , has a baroque high altar. At its center is a 15th century Gothic Madonna with a baby Jesus lying on her arm. The legend after this statue has remained intact during fires and other damage.

Web links

Commons : Parish Church Forchtenstein  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Parish Forchtenstein: The parish church ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been 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 August 15, 2011) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pfarre-forchtenstein.at
  2. ↑ : High Altar ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on August 15, 2011) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pfarre-forchtenstein.at
  3. ↑ Forchtenstein parish : parish church with holy stairs (accessed on August 15, 2011)

Coordinates: 47 ° 42 ′ 41.3 ″  N , 16 ° 20 ′ 39.6 ″  E