St. Maria (Jossa)

St. Maria in Jossa also called Schlingenkapelle

place	Jossa
Denomination	Roman Catholic
diocese	Fulda
Patronage	Assumption Day
Construction type	Hall church
function	Pilgrimage chapel

St. Maria is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage chapel in Jossa , a district of the community of Hosenfeld in the district of Fulda in Hesse .

Geographical location

The chapel building is not far from the L 3079 state road at "Schlingenmühle 3" and is administered by the St. Rochus Jossa branch church . The chapel is better known in the region under the name "Schlingenkapelle" and is located between the villages of Poppenrod and Jossa, not far from the main road that connects the two villages.

history

The beginnings of the Schlingenkapelle (St. Maria) cannot be precisely dated, but go back to about the last years of the Thirty Years' War 1618–1648. The possible existence of the loop chapel before this time cannot be proven.

The small hall church with its gable roof and the slender roof turret received its current appearance in 1703 under Prince Abbot Adalbert von Schleifras . It is under the patronage of Our Lady and is dedicated to her ascension (feast on August 15th).

Timetable

In 1454 the name "Nidern Sylings" is mentioned in the deed of the abbot Reinhard von Fulda to the nearby Blankenau monastery (1331–1579). Local research interprets this name of the former rural property "Stylings" into "loops" due to changes in linguistic usage over centuries.

Around 1650 , the dean and the nobleman von Bucholtz from Großenlüder suggested building the first chapel and equipped it with a small Vesper image of the "painful Mother of God" from the 15th century (also known as the miraculous image or Pieta).

In 1656 a considerable 3 ½ guilders were recorded in the offering box and in the valuation of the natural items from the proceeds of the sacrifice of the chapel.

In 1660 a money-lending business from Hosenfeld was taken over from the fund of offerings, which later proved to be a considerable source of income.

The oldest account booklet found about the chapel's financial resources is dated 1669/70 .

In 1700/01 it was reported that the two holy masters of the "Schlingenkapelle" received 10 guilders each for their administrative work.

High altar of the pilgrimage chapel with miraculous image

1703–1704 the construction of the current loop chapel, which belongs to the parish of Hosenfeld, took place. The architect and builder was the Franciscan brother Anthonius Peyer, who came from Tyrol. Peyer was also a master builder in 1699 at the monastery church in Hammelburg (old town), 1700 at the Propstei Blankenau, 1701 at the Propstei Thulba and 1702–1704 at the Domdechanei Fulda, before he died on October 25, 1704 at the age of 31. In the summer of 1704 he was able to complete the construction work.

In 1813 the oak ceiling was renewed.

The tower was rebuilt in 1820 . 10,000 pointed boards were made and attached by the pointed board maker H. Schäfer.

In 1860 the sandstone stairs in front of the chapel portal were renewed.

In 1868 a new bell with the strike tone F was installed.

In 1950 the bell from 1770 and melted down during World War II in 1942 was replaced. The new bell with the strike note As received the inscription "Sorrowful Mother of God, pray for us".

A complete interior renovation followed in 1953 .

In 1958 , repair work on the tower and new shingling were necessary.

In 1960 the exterior plaster was renewed.

In 1993/1994 there was a major renovation.

literature

Berthold Schweimer: The Schlingenkapelle bei Jossa - A contribution to the history of the Schlingenkapelle from the origins to the present. 1981

Web links

Commons : St. Maria (Jossa) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Schlingenhof, Fulda district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ In contrast, the "Schlingenmühle" is mentioned in a document relatively early. An old document from 1454 mentions that Abbot Reinhard von Fulda gave five goods from the Schlingenmühle, which at the time was called "Nidern Sylings", as fiefdoms to the Blankenau monastery.

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[1] In contrast, the "Schlingenmühle" is mentioned in a document relatively early. An old document from 1454 mentions that Abbot Reinhard von Fulda gave five goods from the Schlingenmühle, which at the time was called "Nidern Sylings", as fiefdoms to the Blankenau monastery.