Mellau parish church

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Parish church in Mellau

The Roman Catholic parish church Mellau stands in the center in the Bregenzerwald community Mellau in the district of Bregenz in Vorarlberg . The church is consecrated to St. Anthony the Hermit and belongs to the dean's office in Hinterwald . The church is a listed building .

history

In 1446 the construction of a church is first mentioned in a document, which was subordinate to the St. Gallen monastery. From 1464 it belonged to the Mehrerau Abbey , at the same time the parish was established. In 1793 a new church was built by Georg Mathis . After a fire, it was rebuilt in 1870 according to plans by Josef Willam and consecrated in 1875 . In 1903 the tower was raised. Between 1980 and 1982 the church was completely rebuilt with the exception of the tower by the architects Hermann Keckeis and Vonier.

architecture

The stained glass windows of the church date from around 1940. They show St. Ilga, St. Fidelis , St. Gebhard , St. Wendelin , St. Elisabeth and St. Barbara .

Furnishing

inside view

The high altar from 1873 was made by Anton Rüscher . It is a two-storey reredos with niches and pinnacles . The figures represent the Savior , the Apostles Peter and Paul and kneeling angels. In the lower niche is a crucifix. The altarpiece, which depicts the crucifixion with Mary , Johannes and Maria Magdalena , was also made in 1873 by Franz Bertle .

There are also some figures in the church, such as a 15th century statue of the Virgin and Child from the chapel in Dös . The four evangelist statues come from Anton Rüscher's former pulpit from 1873. The Stations of the Cross are copies by Alois Waldner after Martin von Feuerstein from 1931. There is also a picture in the church that shows St. Antonius. It was painted in 1874 by Karl Georg Kaiser after Melchior Paul von Deschwanden .

organ

The organ from 1875 comes from Anton Behmann and was rebuilt in 1950.

literature

  • DEHIO manual. The art monuments of Austria: Vorarlberg. Mellau. Parish church hl. Anthony the Hermit. Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Verlag Anton Schroll, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7031-0585-2 , p. 309f.

Web links

Commons : Parish Church of St. Antonius Eremit (Mellau)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vorarlberg - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 27, 2014 (PDF).

Coordinates: 47 ° 21 '0.3 "  N , 9 ° 52' 54.2"  E