Parish church Maria Himmelfahrt (Völs)
The parish church Maria Himmelfahrt is a church in Fiè allo Sciliar in South Tyrol. It occupies the highest point of the hilltop of Untervöls .
history
The parish church of Maria Himmelfahrt was first mentioned in a document in 1170, but as an old parish on the southern border of the Bressanone diocese is likely to be much older. The original Romanesque building was a single-nave, rectangular building of considerable size. After a fire in 1440, the church was restored with Gothic elements.
In 1515, Governor Leonhard von Völs , known for his passion for building, had the entire building torn down in order to build the current building. The project was financed by donations that were collected at the patronage festival in exchange for total indulgence . The church also got a new clock, which, according to the contract clause, should be more beautiful and larger than the one in Castelrotto . The construction was not completed until 1570, as the peasant wars delayed 30 years. After the roof of the tower and the church burned down on April 17, 1703, the tower was raised octagonal and provided with an onion dome; this is how the Church presents itself today.
Equipment of the church
Romanesque cross
The oldest and probably the most important piece of inventory that is shown today in the adjacent parish museum is a Romanesque crucifix from around 1200. It was discovered in 1938 by the inspector of the monument office Nicoló Rasmo in a storage room of the church. Since it was painted and used as an Easter burial ground, it had to be restored. The crucifix is considered to be the oldest Romanesque crucifix in South Tyrol.
There can only be guesses as to its origin: either it comes from Bolzano , which was an important cultural center at the time, or from the Neustift monastery , to which the parish of Völs is incorporated, which is supported by the stylistic similarity to the crucifixion groups that were very common in monasteries at the time, such as one is preserved in the Innichner collegiate church .
The cross does not represent Christ as the suffering Son of Man, but in a resting, majestic posture. As is typical for Romanesque crucifixes, it emphasizes the divine kingdom of Christ and his triumph over death and sin.
The high altar
The winged altar , which is still preserved today (in a modified form), was purchased in the eighties of the 15th century. As an inscription on the back shows, the work comes from Master Narziss from Bolzano.
In the course of the Baroque renovation of the parish church around 1700, the altar was housed in the church of St. Martin in Ums . It was not until 1904 that the altar was rebuilt in the parish church of the Assumption of Mary, but it was divided into two halves and set in a neo-Gothic style. The base, the structure with the three sculptures (Christ as King, Apostle John and Thomas), the so-called sprinkling, the shrine guards Georg and Florian and the tabernacle were also added during this time.
In the shrine , three important moments in salvation history are depicted in relief: Annunciation, Presentation in the Temple and Appearance of the Lord. On the inside of the shrine wings, which usually contain scenes from the life of Mary, the evangelists are depicted in half-relief. The outer side of the wing shows four painted passion scenes : Mount of Olives, crowning of thorns, flagellation and carrying the cross.
pulpit
The ornate pulpit from 1774, together with the rococo organ, survived the hostility to the baroque of the early 20th century. A spiral staircase, decorated with carved, gilded reliefs , leads to the octagonal basket. Two angels, attached to the column, seem to be pulling apart a curtain that leads to the pulpit cover. On its underside, the Holy Spirit hovers as a dove on clouds and a halo . A trumpet angel is enthroned on the pulpit cover.
organ
Was built around 1760 by Ignaz Franz Wörle.
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- Coupling: Manual-Coppel, Pedal-Copper
literature
- Fiè allo Sciliar. A church book . Athesia, Bolzano 1988
- Helmut Stampfer : Church art in Völs am Schlern . Edition Rætia, Bozen 2000, ISBN 88-7283-134-2
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry to the parish church Maria Himmelfahrt together with the cemetery chapel St. Michael in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office
Coordinates: 46 ° 31 '3.8 " N , 11 ° 30' 10.3" E