Losenstein parish church

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Southwest view of the Losenstein parish church
Northwest view of the Losenstein parish church

The Roman Catholic parish church in Losenstein is in the Steyr-Land district in Upper Austria . It is consecrated to St. Blaise and, together with the parishes of Laussa , Reichraming and Ternberg, forms the Ternberg Pastoral Care Association in the Weyer dean's office . The church is a listed building .

history

The parish church is first mentioned in a document in 1339. The choir dates from the middle of the 14th century, the nave was enlarged in 1514 and the church was lengthened in 1837.

Church building

The two-bay choir has a 5/8 end and is vaulted with cross ribs . It is structured by semicircular services and stepped struts . In the choir there are also four Gothic glass windows showing the “ Crowning of Thorns ”, the “ Crucifixion of Christ ”, “ The Ascension of Christ ” and “Saint Oswald ”. The windows were built around 1400. Gothic frescoes from 1380 have been preserved on the choir vault . They represent the symbols of the evangelists, prophets and tendrils. The frescoes were restored around 1905, and in 1951 an attempt was made to remove the overpainting.

The three-bay nave has a single nave and is vaulted with a flat hanging dome . The Gothic church tower is in the southern corner of the choir. The sound windows are Gothic and the tower is covered with a wedge roof. The south portal and the tower entrance are also Gothic.

A Gothic fresco from around 1400 was discovered in the sacristy in 1951. The depiction of the crucifixion of Christ and the Archangel Michael were restored in 1952.

Furnishing

The high altar was built between 1691 and 1693. The high altar sheet was painted by Johann Karl von Reslfeld in 1691. The tabernacle as well as the ornamentation were created around 1775 in the Rococo style. The baroque pulpit was also built around 1775. The side altars are in the neo-baroque style.

In the baptistery there is a baptismal font from 1662 and a group of figures of St. Anne from the first half of the 18th century.

The bell was cast around 1340.

literature

  • Erwin Hainisch; Kurt Woisetschläger; u. a .: Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria: Upper Austria, Losenstein . 5th edition. Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 1971, p. 189 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Upper Austria - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento from June 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 28, 2013 (PDF).

Coordinates: 47 ° 55 ′ 33.1 "  N , 14 ° 25 ′ 57.6"  E