Parish Church Schwarzenberg (Vorarlberg)
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The Roman Catholic parish church Schwarzenberg is in the Bregenzerwälder community Schwarzenberg in the district of Bregenz in Vorarlberg . It is consecrated to the Most Holy Trinity and belongs to the dean's office in Hinterwald in the diocese of Feldkirch . The building is under monument protection ( list entry ).
Location description
The church stands in the middle of the village on the village square and is surrounded by a cemetery wall.
history
Schwarzenberg belonged to the monastery of St. Gallen from 1272 . It has belonged to the Mehrerau monastery since 1464 . The first church was built over the grave of Blessed Ilga. After the church burned down in 1755, it was rebuilt by 1757. The new church was consecrated in 1760. In 1920 it was enlarged according to plans by Fritz Fuchsenberger and extended to the west by the so-called “Weibertürmle” and the war memorial. The exterior was restored in 1974 and the interior between 1978 and 1982.
architecture
- Church exterior
The church is a mighty, elongated baroque building with a slightly bent gable roof . The choir is a little lower than the nave and is retracted. The church tower adjoins the choir on the north side. The nave is divided by four flat arched windows on the north side and five on the south side. There is a low gable roof over the choir. The choir itself has two windows on the south side and one flat arched window on the sloping sides. At the joint of the 1920's extension of the nave is a bell roof turret with a death bell. The north tower ends with a pointed gable end. Above it is a square attachment and a conical roof. On the north side of the choir, next to the tower, there is also a two-storey sacristy extension with a pent roof. This was built in 1981. On the gable facade towards the village square is a mosaic of the " risen ". It was created in 1958 by Martin Häusle . On the south wall of the nave is a sundial with the years 1888-1921-1974 . The "Weibertürmle" was built in conjunction with the north facade. It offers a round arch passage to allow access to the cemetery. The tower, built in 1920, is a stair tower over a hexagonal floor plan. On the upper floor is an octagonal tower with a curved dome. Inside it forms a wood-clad flat dome and forms a corridor to the gallery. In the south of the facade there is a round arch opening with a stitch cap vault as an entrance to the cemetery with an attached war memorial. The crucifix comes from Gustav Bachmann . The figures of St. Mary and St. John also come from him.
- Church interior
The nave of the church is hall-like. Above that is a flat ceiling over a wide hollow. A wooden barrel vault is located above the gallery. The walls are divided by arched windows, stations of the cross and images of the apostles. The high triumphal arch is drawn in and flattened. The barrel vaulted choir has moved in and ends in 3/8. Under the vault is a surrounding cornice. The gallery has three axes with flattened arches. Below is a flat wooden ceiling that rests on four richly carved supports by Gustav Bachmann. The nave walls under the gallery are extended by three blind cards. The stucco dates from 1756. There are lambrequins and gable decorations above the windows . Further stucco can be found framing the stations of the cross, in the form of the monograms of Jesus and Mary on the triumphal arch. The frescoes in the choir vault show the "Adoration of the Shepherds". They come from Waldemar Kolmsperger . The “ Assumption of Mary with village procession” can be seen in the fresco above the nave . It was painted in 1955 by Leopold Fetz as a copy of the original painting by Kolmsperger. The 13 apostle pictures in a stucco frame were painted by the Schwarzenberg painter Angelika Kauffmann based on the models of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta in 1757. They are the only wall paintings by this artist. The frescoes in the nave extension are in rectangular fields and medallions. They show the " Exaltation of the Cross " and St. John the Baptist as well as the " Finding of the Cross " and St. Stephen . On the left side the "Resurrection" and St. Luke are shown, on the right side " Ascension of Christ " and St. Mark . They were painted by Waldemar Kolmsperger in 1929. The Stations of the Cross are from the hand of Joseph Johann Kauffmann , Angelika Kauffmann's father. He painted the Stations of the Cross in 1757.
Furnishing
The high altar is a four-column structure over a curved floor plan. It was created in 1763 by the master carpenter Jakob Schilling . On the altar, figures framed in white flank the altarpiece, on the left is St. Augustine , on the right St. Ambrose . They were created by Leopold Feuerstein . The altarpiece depicts the " Coronation of Mary ". The picture was painted by Angelika Kauffmann in Rome between 1799 and 1801 and inserted in 1802. The putti with the symbols of the divine virtues on the altarpieces are by Leopold Feuerstein. The upper picture in the volute extract shows St. Catherine and St. Margaretha . It was painted by Bernhard Müller in 1763 . The tabernacle comes from Greber , Berchtold and Schneider and was created between 1840 and 1844 according to plans by the sculptor M. Wötzer . The standing cross in the arched niche dates from the end of the 18th century. Relics are set in the side niches.
To the side of the high altar are two newer architectural structures with putti, which were added during the restoration between 1978 and 1982. The people's altar was created in 1979 from parts of the communion bench .
The left side altar consists of a volute ribbon frame and entablature. The altarpiece shows the "death of St. Joseph ". It was painted by Joseph Kauffmann in the 18th century. St. Francis is depicted in the upper picture . It was painted at the end of the 18th century.
The right side altar is the same structure as the left side altar. The altarpiece depicts the "death of St. Francis Xavier ". It was painted by Joseph Kauffmann. The upper picture shows St. Mary Magdalene .
The pulpit has an octagonal pulpit with rocaille cartouches and putti with a crucifix . On the cover are the figure of a holy guardian angel and the symbols of the evangelists. The pulpit was probably created by Leopold Feuerstein in 1763 and 1764.
Left of the left side altar a crucifix of Leopold Feuerstein depends from the year 1763. The Vortragestangen with a " Madonna of the Rosary " from 1680 and a carved group " Holy change " with shield of Schwarzenberg and guild shields as "guild shields of laudable crafts: Zimerleut Bricklayers, stonemasons and carpenters Newly built 1673 renovated 1766, 1823, 1887, 1930 “. Baroque figures of Saints Dominic and Rose of Lima are placed on the gallery parapet, which was redesigned in 1982 . They were originally placed in the Ilga Chapel. The font dates from 1761.
On the right wall of the nave is a memorial plaque to Pastor Johann Ferdinand Saur (1738–1817) . On the left wall of the nave is a memorial to the painter Angelika Kauffmann . The marble bust comes from C. Heweston and Peter Kaufmann from 1809. In front of the left side altar is a niche with a reliquary of Blessed Ilga . Around the niche is a putt busy halo of Josef Anton Moosbrugger . The picture “Mary of Good Advice” hangs above the shrine. This comes from the "cross altar" which was broken off in 1858.
organ
The organ was made by the Mayer brothers in 1869. The neo-Romanesque case was created by Josef Schennach .
Bell jar
The bell was cast by Peter Ernst in 1726 .
literature
- DEHIO manual. The art monuments of Austria : Vorarlberg. Schwarzenberg. Parish Church of the Holy Trinity; Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-85028-397-7 , p. 375ff.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Vorarlberg - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento from June 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 21, 2016 (PDF).
Coordinates: 47 ° 24 '49.1 " N , 9 ° 51' 9.7" E