St. Jakobus (Laaber)
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St. Jakobus in Laaber is the main church of the Roman Catholic parish of Laaber, which also includes the churches of St. Laurentius in Bergstetten , St. Johannes Baptist in Großetzenberg and St. Maria in Endorf . The church is located in the Upper Palatinate district of Regensburg in Bavaria (Kirchplatz 17).
History and design
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The oldest parts of the church date back to the 15th century. In 1735 the tower was renovated, in 1738 the nave was extended. In the middle of the 18th century, the church was adorned with foliage and ribbon work and later with rococo shells . The ceiling fresco shows the beheading of Saint James . It was designed by Otto Gebhard in 1750 , and the same fresco can also be found in Cham in the parish church of St. Jakob .
Further restorations took place in 1884 and in 1952 by Hanns Beckers . The interior was renovated in 1997. During the renovation in 1952, the church was rotated 90 degrees and significantly expanded.
The high altar, which shows the glorification of James, was moved into the newly created choir . The high altar dates from the late 17th century and is said to have been consecrated by the Regensburg bishop Franz Wilhelm Graf von Wartenberg . In the altar table there are supposedly relics of St. James. The newly created ceiling painting depicts the vocation of the apostle James. The altarpiece on the side altar shows the motif " The seven holy refuge ".
The oldest piece of equipment is a Romanesque baptismal font from the 13th century with a Gothic base.
The epitaph of Hadmar IV von Laber shows him in high medieval armor. The inscription on the epitaph reads: Anno. dni. m. cccc. xx. on . of the . child. Day . died. the noble. Mr . hadmar. the old man zw laber. God grace and gives the date of death December 28, 1420. Hadmar was born in 1364 and was, among other things, mayor of Regensburg.
Next to the east entrance is the St. James bell from 1786. It was replaced by the "peace bell" in spring 1982 due to damage in 1976.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 3 ′ 53.9 ″ N , 11 ° 53 ′ 1 ″ E