Parish church of Mauthen
The Roman Catholic parish church of Mauthen in the municipality of Kötschach-Mauthen in Carinthia is under the patronage of St. Mark . The church was first mentioned in 1466. After the church was damaged during a Turkish invasion in 1478, it was re-consecrated in 1485 by Bishop Pietro von Caorle. The Maria Schnee branch church belongs to the parish of Mauthen .
Building description
The choir tower church , built after 1234 and originally facing the east, was presumably oriented towards the west in the late Gothic period. In the baroque period, a north aisle and the sacristy with oratory on the upper floor were added to the nave, which is essentially Romanesque . In 1742 the one-bay choir with three-eighths was built in the west. The tower, today the entrance, is provided with wall slots, two and three-part Romanesque sound windows as well as small Gothic pointed arched windows and a pointed gable helmet from the 19th century. The four bells were cast in Innsbruck in 1949. There are low extensions on both sides of the tower. The church has profiled pointed arch portals on the tower and on the south side.
The frescoes from the first third of the 16th century on the south wall were uncovered in 1932. In a painted Renaissance arcade one is holiday Christ depicted in another arcade of Marientod to see with the founder with children about Christ, who takes the soul of Mary in reception. In addition, Anna herself is depicted in a framed rectangle , including the Archangel Michael from 1514. The Christophorus fresco east of the south portal is labeled FSP. On the south wall of the tower are frescoes from 1340 depicting the risen Christ, saints and angels. While the painter of the holy Christ and the death of the Virgin already shows the influence of the Italian Renaissance, that of Anna Selbdritt, Michael and Christophorus is still in the Gothic tradition.
The tower ground floor with a square barrel vault is separated from the nave by the former triumphal arch. In the nave, the ribbed vault with crown rib rests on strong, beveled wall pillars, each with a round service . Saints Catherine , Margareta , Notburga , John the Baptist , Daniel and another saint are depicted on the six diamond-shaped keystones . The vault is decorated with flowers and tendrils. On the south wall of the eastern central nave yoke is a protective cloak Madonna from 1631. The classical organ gallery has a straight middle section and concave side sections, the parapet is equipped with half-columns. The two eastern nave bays open to the north to the baroque aisle. The two-bay, groin-vaulted aisle is slightly lower than the central nave and has a pilaster structure . The recessed, round-arched triumphal arch with pilasters is dated 1742 at the top. The flat lancet vault in the choir rests on pilasters with double entablature. A painting in the choir vault in a baroque stucco frame field depicts the Mannalese . On both choir walls there is a double pointed arch window in an overarching round arch.
Facility
The Rococo high altar with sacrificial portals dates from the middle of the 18th century. The middle picture with a representation of the evangelist Mark was painted by the Venetian Corsoe in 1835. The upper picture shows the coronation of Mary . The four statues framed in white and gold represent the Latin Fathers of the Church : inside Gregory the Great with a tiara and Jerome with a cardinal hat, outside above the sacrificial portals the bishops Augustine and Ambrose . Above are the statues of St. John Nepomuk and a holy bishop as well as the archangels Michael and Raphael .
The two side altars with rich cartilage decoration date from the middle of the 17th century. The altars consist of an aedicula on a small base and a curved, explosive gable as an attachment. The base, the entablature and the side ears are decorated with cartilage, the column shafts with vine tendrils. There are four rococo candlesticks on both altars. The altar sheet of the left altar shows the Annunciation to Mary , in the top there is the figure of the Evangelist John . In Antependium which is Holy Communion shown. The middle picture of the right altar shows the beheading of John the Baptist. In the top there is the figure of St. Margaret. The antependium represents the holy clan .
On the altar in the side aisle around 1720/1730: the central picture depicts the death of St. Francis Xavier , the upper picture shows Anna herself, the third, the antependium three scenes from the legend of Catherine. In the side niches are the statues of the apostles Judas Thaddäus and Philip . In the Predella zone there are panels with the fall of Paul and the liberation of Peter from prison. On both sides of the altar are the console figures of Saints Barbara and Catherine from around 1760 .
An early baroque crucifixion group with two putti with goblets is attached to the north wall of the choir . Remains of a crucifixion fresco from 1500 can be seen behind it. The frame with depictions of Christ in the mandorla and apostles is well preserved.
The pulpit was built around 1720. The five angels sitting on the sound cover show writing cartouches with the ten commandments , on the sound cover the statue of the Good Shepherd .
On the east wall of the aisle there is a Mother of God in a late Baroque niche showcase. The late Gothic font bears a statuette of the Baptist. In the church there are the heraldic grave plates of Khrall (1615), Benedikt Fromiller († 1609) and Barbara Freiin von Staudach (around 1700).
literature
- Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia . Anton Schroll, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 526 f.
- Barbara Kienzl : The baroque pulpits in Carinthia. Verlag des Kärntner Landesarchiv, Klagenfurt 1986, ISBN 3-900531-16-1 , p. 328.
- 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. 189 f.
- Christian Art Centers in Austria No. 446 - Parish Church of St. Markus in Mauthen Carinthia. Publishing house St. Peter, Salzburg 2006.
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Coordinates: 46 ° 39 ′ 46 ″ N , 12 ° 59 ′ 57.1 ″ E