Ingolsthal parish church
The Roman Catholic parish church Ingolsthal stands in a side valley of the Metnitz valley in the village of Ingolsthal in the municipality of Friesach . It is consecrated to St. Gotthard and was first mentioned in 1169 as a branch of Feistritz ob Grades . Ingolsthal has been an independent parish since 1531. The church building is under monument protection ( list entry ).
Building description
The church is a Romanesque building with a retracted, square vestibule tower. The tower has flat-arched sound openings and a curly pyramid helmet. Opus spicatum has been preserved in the nave walls and in the choir . The fresco of St. Christopher on the south side of the nave dates from the beginning of the 16th century. Other frescoes are only left as remains.
Christophorus fresco
Freskorest
In the flat-roofed nave there is a wooden organ gallery. The window openings were changed in the baroque era . The one-bay choir has a groin vault . A late Gothic portal leads into the sacristy. The late Gothic sacrament niche has a painted frame.
The medallion in the nave with the Annunciation and the evangelist symbols in a stucco frame was painted by Johann Ferdinand Fromiller in 1750. The ornamental ceiling painting in the choir was created in 1594. The fresco fragment of St. Jude Thaddeus dates from the first quarter of the 16th century.
Facility
The middle picture of the high altar, built around 1725, shows St. Gotthard. The figures of two religious saints stand between the columns, and those of Saints Barbara and Catherine above the sacrificial passages . The top is made up of a trinity group and a statue of the Virgin Mary carved in 1971. The figures of Saints Johann Nepomuk and Franz Xavier can be seen on the side pedestals .
The two side altars with screw columns and cartilage were made around 1670. The left side altar bears a statue of the Virgin Mary , which is flanked by the figures of her parents Anna and Joachim . The Holy Walk can be seen in the top picture . The altar panel of the right side altar shows the crucifixion. The statue of St. Sebastian is in the top . The side statues of Saints Florian and Donatus were probably made by Johann Nischlwitzer around 1760.
The pulpit was made by Johann Nischlwitzer in 1758 and taken by Joseph Ferdinand Fromiller's heirs in 1762. The relief of the baptism of Jesus on the pulpit is flanked by the figures of Moses and Zacharias . The relief figure on the back wall of the pulpit represents the apostle Paul , the figures on the sound cover represent the Christian virtues of faith and hope. The baptismal font from the first half of the 16th century was placed on a baroque base. The late Gothic crucifix was made around 1500.
literature
- Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia. Anton Schroll, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 320 f.
- Siegfried Hartwagner: Austrian art monograph. Volume VIII: Carinthia. The St. Veit an der Glan district. Verlag St. Peter, Salzburg 1977, ISBN 3-900173-22-2 , p. 119 f.
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Coordinates: 46 ° 59 ′ 53 " N , 14 ° 16 ′ 11.9" E