Rochus Chapel (Wangen im Allgäu)

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The Rochus Chapel in Wangen

The Rochuskapelle (also St. Rochus Chapel ) is located in Wangen im Allgäu in the Ravensburg district in Upper Swabia .

history

The Rochus Chapel is located in the old Gottesacker city park in Wangen. The chapel was built in 1592/93 by the town builder Jerg Loßher and consecrated to Saint Rochus . The interior of the chapel consists of a slightly vaulted wooden ceiling with 66 painted panels from 1598. The panels depict the life of Jesus Christ and his apostles. The artist of these panels is unknown.

literature

  • Edwin Wölfle: Allgäu Picture Bible. God loved the world so much: St. Rochus Chapel in Wangen. 66 ceiling pictures with Bible text and theological consideration . Edwin Wölfle. Kunstverlag Fink, Lindenberg 2007, ISBN 978-3-89870-460-1 , p. 150 .
  • Manfred Thierer / Ursula Rückgauer: Places of silence: The chapels in the Ravensburg district . Ed .: District Office Ravensburg. Kunstverlag Fink, Lindenberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-89870-547-9 , p. 392 .

Web links

Commons : Chapel St. Rochus (Wangen im Allgäu)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ wangen.de: Sights - Rochus Chapel , accessed on May 25, 2015
  2. ↑ allgaue.de: Allgäu - Rochuskapelle ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 25, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.allgaeu.de

Coordinates: 47 ° 53 '47.4 "  N , 10 ° 3' 35.4"  E