St. Anton (Augsburg)

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St. Anton in Augsburg

The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Anton in the Antonsviertel in Augsburg was consecrated on May 26, 1927 by Auxiliary Bishop Karl Reth. The church, a bare brick building with a two-tower facade, is located right next to Wittelsbacher Park and stands out for its modern architecture and the unusual building material clinker . St. Anton is one of the most important sacred buildings of the first half of the 20th century in Germany. The architect Michael Kurz even achieved international recognition for the building. The building, which was undamaged during World War II, is now a monument .

History of origin

The church building association was founded on February 16, 1897. It was not until 25 years later, on May 26, 1922, after the necessary money had been collected and new ideas and plans had been discussed again and again, that the Augsburg church administration announced an architectural competition.

inside view

Michael Kurz took fourth place with a very modern, expressionist proposal. Since none of the ten submitted competition entries seemed suitable for an unchanged takeover, he was finally commissioned to further develop his plans. In March 1924, he presented his new Christocentric design, which was then implemented. Michael Kurz was already a recognized church builder , he had built the Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Augsburg from 1907 to 1909 .

The groundbreaking ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone took place on November 9, 1924. A year later, the shell was finished and the topping-out ceremony was on November 14, 1925.

Equipment and special features

facade

The large crucifix was created by Karl Baur in 1929. In the following year, the two side altars were erected and the glass paintings were inserted. The Theresa Altar was built in 1933 and the pulpit by Karl Baur in 1934. Also by Baur are the choir organ (1935) and the Antonius altar with statue of Anthony (1935) as well as the evangelist figures (1935). In 1936 the Munich painter Albert Burkart painted the Antonius Chapel.

Organs

Main organ

The St. Anton organ is the largest instrument in Augsburg with a remarkable 83 stops . It was built by Josef Zeilhuber in 1931 , expanded in 1971 and thoroughly renovated in 2018. In addition, a new console by master organ builder Siegfried Schmid could be installed in 2020 . The choir organ in the choir can also be played from here via fiber optic cable. The disposition of the main organ is:

I main work C – a 3
Pommer 16 '
Principal 8th'
Large covered 8th'
Gemshorn 8th'
Gamba 8th'
octave 4 '
Pointed flute 4 '
Principal quint 2 2 ⁄ 3  '
Super octave 2 '
Large mix 2 '
Light cymbal 2 ⁄ 3 '
Cornett 8th'
Trumpet 16 '
Trumpet 8th'
Clairon 4 '
"Carillon"
II Positive C – a 3
Flute principal 8th'
Viennese flute 8th'
Unda maris 8th'
Prefix 4 '
Transverse flute 4 '
Little bell 2 '
Terzian 1 3 ⁄ 5  '+ 1 1 ⁄ 3  '
Sharp cymbals 1 ⁄ 2 '
Rankett 16 '
Krummhorn 8th'
"Tremulant"
III Swell C – a 3
Night horn 16 '
Concert flute 8th'
Cane-covered 8th'
Delicate violin 8th'
Vox celestis 8th'
Far principal 4 '
Small set 4 '
Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  '
Schwiegel 2 '
third 2 2 ⁄ 3  '
mixture  2 2 ⁄ 3  '
Sharp 1'
bassoon 16 '
Silbermann trumpet 8th'
oboe 8th'
shawm 4 '
"Tremulant"
IIII Kronwerk C – a 3
Covered 8th'
Quintad 8th'
Reed flute 4 '
Principal 2 '
Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  '
Sifflute  1'
Heart cymbal 2 ⁄ 3 '
Vox humana 8th'
shelf 4 '
"Tremulant"
Pedal C – f 1
Pedestal 32 '
Principal bass 16 '
Violonbass 16 '
Sub-bass 16 '
Night horn bass 16 '
Fifth bass 10 2 ⁄ 3 
Octave bass 8th'
Covered bass 8th'
Chorale bass 4 '
Metal flute 4 '
Night horn 2 '
Bass zinc 2 2 ⁄ 3  '
Heavy bass 2 '
Sharp cymbals 1'
Contratuba 32 '
trombone 16 '
Trumpet 8th'
Tromba 4 '
Sgd. cornet 2 '
  • Coupling : Normal coupling: IV / III, IV / II, IV / I, III / II, III / I, II / I, IV / P, III / P, II / P, I / P,
    • Super octave coupling: III / III 4 ', III / II 4', III / I 4 ', II / II 4', II / I 4 ', II / P 4'
  • + Sub-octave coupling: III / III 16 ', III / II 16', III / I 16 ', II / II 16', II / I 16 ', I / I 16'
  • Playing aids :
    • 10,000-fold typesetting system with sequence switch
    • Equallage from
    • roller
    • Transpose device: -6 / + 6 semitones
Remarks
  1. ↑ The electronic glockenspiel is not tied to a manual.

Choir organ

In addition, St. Anton has a choir organ. It has its own console, but can also be played from the main organ via fiber optic cable. Your disposition is:

I main work C – f 3
Principal 8th'
Covered 8th'
Soft flute 8th'
octave 4 '
Reed flute 4 '
mixture 2 '
II Oberwerk C – f 3
Violin principal 8th'
Gemshorn 8th'
Principal 4 '
Night horn 4 '
recorder 2 '
Sharp 1 1 ⁄ 3  '
Pedal C – d 1
Sub-bass 16 ′
Soft bass 16 '
Chorale bass 4 '
Dulcian 8th'
  • Coupling : CHO II / I, CHO II / II, CHO II / III, CHO II / IV; CHO II / P, CHO I / I, CHO I / II, CHO I / III, CHO I / IV, I / P






One of the special features of the church is its external appearance. It received an outer wall made of hard-fired clinker from near Oldenburg in northern Germany. Clinker bricks are considered to be very weather-resistant and versatile. The model for the facade of St. Anton was provided by the Chilehaus in Hamburg's Kontorhausviertel , which was also made of Bockhorn clinker. Critics criticized the use of the material, which in Bavaria was regarded as “not down to earth”. However, it brought the church great attention even beyond Bavaria.

Web links

Commons : St. Anton (Augsburg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Diocese of Augsburg

Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '27 "  N , 10 ° 53' 4"  E