Parish Church of Heiligenblut
The parish church of Heiligenblut is the church of Heiligenblut am Großglockner below the town center on a steep slope. With the Grossglockner in the background, it forms one of the most famous photo motifs in Austria .
Saint Vincent is the patron of the church . The legendary Briccius (or Brictius), who is venerated in Heiligenblut, cannot be the church patron because he was never canonized. This Briccius must not be confused with Brictius von Tours . The Pockhorn branch church also belongs to the parish .
history
A chapel was first mentioned in a document in 1271. The chapel was a place of pilgrimage as a place of storage for a small bottle of Holy Blood, which the Danish prince Briccius is said to have received from the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII . The chapel was renewed from 1273 to 1301. Construction of a new church began in the late 14th century. For this reason, indulgences were performed in 1389 and 1393 . The choir was completed in 1430, the nave on the triumphal arch is marked with the year 1483. The church was consecrated in 1491.
From 1909 to 1911 the church was restored under Father Johann Maria Reiter. During this time the window glazing was renewed and the Christophorus fresco was exposed. Further interior restorations took place in 1956 and 1996. A door was added to the north side of the chancel.
Vicars and Pastors
Heiligenblut Vicars and Pastors:
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As of 2002
construction
The high Gothic choir with triple-stepped buttresses , three-part lancet windows with fish-bubble tracery and small ogival crypt windows has a 3/8 end. The tower with ogival sound windows and pointed gables stands south of the choir and is crowned with an eight-sided needle helmet. The west facade, the side facing the weather, is largely not plastered. The Christopher painting on the north side of the nave dates from 1470–1480. It is flanked on the side with pictures of other saints in keel arch niches and was restored in 1997.
The star-vaulted vestibule has side entrances and is covered with a continuous gable roof. The church is entered through a late Gothic profiled pointed arch portal, the door fittings of which date from the end of the 15th century.
The elaborate and uniform interior design is mainly attributed to the master builder Hans Hueber, a “master craftsman at Sigmundskron 1483”.
The three-aisled, four-bay nave has double-row lancet windows. A ribbed vault in the Wechselberger figuration extends over the central nave . Half-figures of saints as well as the shield and the coat of arms of Gorizia are depicted on the keystones .
The aisles are separated from the central nave by two-storey pointed arch arcades. They are divided into two floors by the continuous built-in gallery and have different types of ribbed vaults. There are Gothic four-passes on the gallery parapet. The paintings in the arches of the nave walls were uncovered in 1913 and show scenes from the legend of Briccius. According to an inscription, they were painted by Joseph Egger from Lienz in 1707 .
In the single-nave, three-bay choir, a ribbed vault extends over profiled pillars with a chapter ring. On the south side of the central choir bay is a gallery balcony with a tracery parapet. Evangelist symbols , church fathers, saints are depicted in the vaulted fields in recessed four-passages, and a radiant Madonna is depicted in the eastern vaulted diamond . The keystones show a blessing Christ, angels, the apostles Peter and Paul, St. Catherine and other saints. The two small glass panes in the choir can be dated to around 1550, the round pictures with depictions of a crucifixion and two saints have a strong graphic character, which is underlined by the ornamental design of the background and the frame.
The 1½-yoke and two-aisled crypt is located under the choir and can be entered via a staircase from the nave. It is supported by two mighty round pillars. The lower church has three pointed arch windows and a mesh rib vault over semicircular wall templates.
Furnishing
High altar
The high altar is a double convertible altar with high cracks and has a total height of 11 meters. This late Gothic winged altar comes from the so-called Bozen School and, according to the inscription, was completed in 1520. Role models for the unknown carver were Michael Pacher , Hans Klockner and Michael Erhart , whose effect he did not achieve because the figures crowded into the shrine tend to cause confusion and the main character seems isolated rather than emphasized. The coolness of the expression, the detachment and the by no means balanced proportions of the scenes and figures diminish the remarkable quality of the craftsmanship. The wing paintings were started in the Marx Reichlich workshop in 1516–1518 and probably finished in 1520 by another artist (Wolfgang).
The predella was changed with the addition of a tabernacle in the middle of the 18th century. The current tabernacle was made by Schwaz goldsmith Jakob Rappel in 1909. Next to it are statuettes of Saints George , Christophorus, Erasmus , Blasius , Pantaleon and Eustachius . The figures of St. Florian and a knight saint, presumably St. Achatius of Achatius, stand as shrine guardians on both sides of the predella .
The carved work in the altar shrine shows the coronation of the Virgin Mary, the assistant figures are Saints Vincent, Peter and Brictius (from Tours). The carver of the sculptures was Christoph Scheller. The Annunciation to Mary is depicted in the spandrels of the arch frame. The figure in the rectangular pedestal below the main group is the sleeping Jesse , from whose breast the family tree of Christ grows. The reliefs of the inner altar wings show the birth of Christ and the resurrection on the right, the adoration of the three kings and the ascension of Christ on the left.
Various scenes from the lives of Jesus, Mary, John the Baptist and St. Vincent can be seen on the paintings on the altar wings, as well as four evangelists, four church fathers, male martyrs and female saints.
In conversation narrowness of three pinnacles occupied turrets is Jesus in the middle of three servants with crowned thorns . The martyrs Stephanus and Laurentius stand next to them as assistants . Above that, three angels present the instruments of suffering .
Side altars
The neo-Gothic side altars were made by Adolf Vogel in 1909, the figures and reliefs were carved by Josef Bachleitner.
The central figure of the left side altar is a statue of the Sacred Heart, next to it probably Saint Margaret Maria Alacoque kneeling on the left and Saint Theresa of Avila on the right . Two angels hover over the nuns. A crucifix is attached to the crack. The reliefs of the side wings show scenes from the life of Jesus: Christ discusses with a scribe, the washing of feet by Mary Magdalene , Jesus foretells the downfall of the city of Jerusalem and the kiss of Judas .
The central figure on the right altar is a protective cloak Madonna . Under the protective cloak held by angels, a pope, a priest, a monk and a nun kneel on the left as representatives of the clergy; on the right as representatives of the secular class an emperor, a soldier, a farmer, an old man and a mother with a child. Saint Aloisius and Saint Agnes are depicted in the half relief on the altar wings . The figure of St. Joseph stands in shards.
Veronica altar
The Veronica altar is on the gallery in the north aisle. The altar is the eponymous work of the master of the Lazarine Veronica altar and was created around 1500. In the spandrels of the predella are the coats of arms of the donor couple Blasius Lazerin (Capricorn) and Apolonia Leininger (double cup). The main figure of the shrine carved in high relief is Saint Veronica with the handkerchief , next to it are the apostles Peter and Paul. The paintings on the predella show the Man of Sorrows with Mary and the disciple Johannes. On the inner wings, the prophet Daniel with the lions and Brictius, who is referred to here as "sanctus fridricus", are depicted with three ears of wheat. The outer wings are dedicated to the namesake of the donor couple Blasius and Apollonia . Saint Catherine can be seen in the upper picture .
Sacrament house
The tabernacle made of white sandstone, marked 1496, stands on the northern choir wall . With the four-storey structure of openwork tracery canopies with the inserted figures of Briccius and a saint, it reaches a height of 13 meters. The holy blood relic and the three grain ears of Briccius are kept in it.
Equipment of the crypt
The tomb of Blessed Brictius is housed in the lower church. The altarpiece of the north side altar shows the beheading of John the Baptist. It was created around 1700. The console figures of Saints Aegidius and Dionysius probably originally belonged to the predella of the high altar. The folk group of figures from the 18th century on the south wall is a Vesper image with an angel, above which God the Father and the Holy Spirit hovers. The seated figure of the Madonna with baby Jesus was made at the end of the 14th century. In 1974 a sculpture depicting St. Vitus and another depicting the apostle Philip or Matthias fell victim to theft.
Other equipment
The pulpit from the last quarter of the 17th century is attached to the left of the triumphal arch. It is decorated with angel heads and fruit pendants. The sculptures on the consoles in the nave and in the choir depict the good shepherd and the twelve apostles. They were made by Joseph Egger in 1710. Other console figures from the 18th century are St. Notburga von Rattenberg and St. George on the west gallery. A rosary Madonna from the Baroque period hangs in the central nave . The choir stalls are named 1909. The font is in neo-Gothic style.
The guardian angel group comes from the Rococo.
organ
The organ was built in 1908 by the master organ builder Alois Fuetsch (Lienz). The cone store instrument has 18 stops on two manuals and a pedal. The action actions are mechanical / pneumatic, the stop actions are pneumatic.
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- Coupling : II / I (also as super and sub-octave coupling), I / P, II / P
- Playing aids: Fixed combinations (p, mf, f, ff, pl); Pedal stops
literature
- Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia . Anton Schroll, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , pp. 283–286.
- Matthias Kapeller: Churches, monasteries and culture - meeting places in Carinthia . Carinthia Verlag, Klagenfurt 2001, ISBN 3-85378-539-5 , p. 76 f.
- Gottfried Biedermann and Karin Leitner: Gothic in Carinthia - With photos by Wim van der Kallen . Carinthia Verlag, Klagenfurt 2001, ISBN 3-85378-521-2 , p. 59 f.
- Barbara Kienzl and Wilhelm Deuer: Renaissance in Carinthia - With a contribution by Eckart Vancsa . Carinthia Verlag, Klagenfurt 1996, ISBN 3-85378-438-0 , p. 129.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Local history Heiligenblut , Chapter 11: From church history . - As of September 2002
- ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento of the original dated February 2, 2014 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.
Coordinates: 47 ° 2 ′ 21.7 ″ N , 12 ° 50 ′ 29.1 ″ E
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