St. Lioba Church (Tauberbischofsheim)

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St. Lioba Church in Tauberbischofsheim, former Elisabeth chapel and monastery church

The Liobakirche , formerly also known as the Franciscan Church, in Tauberbischofsheim in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg , was built in 1650 as the former monastery church of the Franciscan monastery Tauberbischofsheim , which was dissolved in 1823 , and was significantly expanded in Baroque style in 1735 .

history

High altar picture in the Lioba Church

Elisabeth chapel and monastery church

The formerly St. The chapel, consecrated to Elisabeth, was built in 1650, but it was only completed in 1753 after a few other changes in the Baroque style.

In 1629 the Tauberbischofsheim Franciscan monastery was founded . The Franciscans used the Elisabeth chapel as a monastery church. Later she became St. Dedicated to Lioba . The entrance to the monastery church was moved to the market side by the Franciscans in order to highlight the church. This was the most important remodeling of the church. Above the altar is a painting that was drawn by the court painter Herrlein, whose uncle was chairman of the monastery church at the time. Worth seeing in the church are the baroque confessionals, the ceiling frescoes and the high altar picture.

These works of art were created in 1757 by the Tauberbischofsheim painter Stein. A restoration was arranged in 1968 by the dean of Tauberbischofsheim , Ludwig Mönch, during which excavations were also carried out. Finds of wall remains of an earlier east-west church from presumably Carolingian times came to light. In addition, graves were found under the organ gallery. Presumably, these are the remains of the Tauberbischofsheimer Benedictine monastery or Lioba monastery from the 8th century, in whose monastery church the noble benefactors were buried. The formerly St. The church, consecrated to Elisabeth, was finally opened in the 17th century by the Tauberbischofsheimer Franciscans after the transfer of relics of St. Lioba von Tauberbischofsheim subordinated to their patronage .

The last Franciscan

When the last friar, Eucharius Greulich, died in 1832, the era of the Franciscans in Tauberbischofsheim ended. From this point on, the church served the grammar school for worship services. Once a month, young evangelicals were allowed to worship in the church. However, in 1895 they built their own church and moved. At the time of the construction of St. Martin , the Liobakirche was used for parish services (1910–1914). The church was in good condition, but it was declared dilapidated in 1920. During the Second World War , it served as a storage place for materials essential to the war effort, as well as a clothing store, set depot and painting workshop for the “Tauberbühne”.

After the end of the war Werner Häfner cleaned the church from a lot of rubbish, dirt and dust. The stations of the cross (oil paintings) were carefully cleaned with damp brown bread. There were also two new side altars and knee benches donated by believers from the neighborhood. The liturgical implements were made available by the town church of St. Martin. The large high altar depicts St. Lioba. The small picture above the large altarpiece shows St. Margaret of Cortona . Karl Reuschlein saw the little bell of the church for many years. A new metal suspension in the roof structure (1948) allowed the old bell to ring with the new one.

Patronage

St. Lioba in St. Lioba Church

St. Lioba was an English missionary and abbess of the monastery of Tauberbischofsheim. It was made by St. Boniface was appointed the first abbess of the Benedictine Abbey in Tauberbischofsheim and later headed other monasteries established by Boniface.

She devoted herself particularly to the upbringing of the women and daughters of the nobility. Through this work she gained a great reputation among princes and bishops. In the following years she founded several monasteries and a monastery school in Tauberbischofsheim.

In 2005, St. Lioba was formally elevated to the patron saint of the city during a ceremony to mark the 1250th anniversary of the Tauberbischofsheim city . The Archbishop of Freiburg, Robert Zollitsch , signed the certificate of appointment in the town hall.

Lioba exhibition

Exhibition since 2015

In the church there are relics and works of St. Lioba, including manuscripts with songs and plays. There are also exhibits from the Congregation of the Benedictine Sisters of St. Lioba from India in the showcases.

Web links

Commons : Liobakirche (Tauberbischofsheim)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Franciscan monastery Tauberbischofsheim - detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c fraenkisches-weinland.de: History of the St. Lioba Church . Online at: www.fraenkisches-weinland.de. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b Otto Michel: St. Lioba Monastery Church: Renovated 60 years ago by the Kolping Family / A look through the eventful history / "House of God, Gate of Heaven" . August 6, 2010. Online at: www.fnweb.de. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  4. ^ Kirchenbote.de: Lioba von Tauberbischofsheim . September 7, 2012. Online at www.kirchenbote.de. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ Main Post: Lioba becomes secular patron . June 17, 2005. Online at www.mainpost.de. Retrieved April 30, 2016.

Coordinates: 49 ° 37 '21.16 "  N , 9 ° 39' 47.58"  O