Guardian Angel Chapel (Gissigheim)

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The Guardian Angel Chapel in Gissigheim
Inside the chapel

The Guardian Angel Chapel is a baroque chapel built in 1712 in Gissigheim in the Main-Tauber district .

history

The chapel was built in 1712 by the Gissigheim noble family von Bettendorf as a stately tomb. The son of the builder dedicated the chapel to the holy guardian angels out of gratitude for his release from Turkish captivity. The parish of St. Peter and Paul has been celebrating the Guardian Angel Festival on the first Sunday in September every year since 1739. The coat of arms of the Bettendorfs can still be seen on the baroque altar today. A large Christmas picture in the chapel comes from the old parish church. It was painted by Johann Paul Codomann in 1683.

The Guardian Angel Chapel belongs to the pastoral care unit Königheim, which is assigned to the deanery Tauberbischofsheim of the Archdiocese of Freiburg .

Church building and equipment

The Guardian Angel Chapel in Gissigheim has a historic bell from the middle of the 18th century. The bell hangs in a wooden trestle chair in a wooden roof turret. The bell does not strike a clock.

Web links

Commons : Guardian Angel Chapel (Gissigheim)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d Königheim community: Sights of the Königheim community . Online at www.koenigheim.de. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Fränkische Nachrichten: Guardian Angel Chapel is again a gem . June 16, 2012. Online at www.fnweb.de. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Fränkische Nachrichten: Guardian Angel Festival: Gissigheim celebrates next Sunday / Chapel in focus . September 4, 2015. Online at www.fnweb.de. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ Edgar Münch (author), in: Fränkische Nachrichten: Gissigheim Guardian Angel Festival with a long tradition. Guardian Angel Chapel presents itself with a restored interior in a new splendor. Citizens were passionate about work . August 31, 2019. Online at www.fnweb.de. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Deanery Tauberbischofsheim: Pastoral care units of the Deanery Tauberbischofsheim . Online at www.kath-dekanat-tbb.de. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

Coordinates: 49 ° 35 ′ 38.8 "  N , 9 ° 35 ′ 13.7"  E