St. Anthony of Padua (Jagenbach)
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Antonius of Padua on the edge of the Angers in the Lower Austrian village of Jagenbach is a simple, listed country church from the first half of the 18th century. It was mentioned in a document in 1746 as a chapel and around 1880 an extension with a tower was added on the west side. The Jagenbach parish has existed since 1901 and belongs to the Zwettl deanery .
description
A somewhat narrower and lower sacristy with rounded corners is attached to the pilaster-structured nave in the east . The facade is broken up by arched windows. A tower with a pointed helmet rises above the western gable . The three-bay nave has groin vaults on the inside on pilasters with protruding cornices . Underneath, a round arched triumphal arch opens to the equally wide choir , which has a groin vault on corner pilasters. In the west of the nave is an equally wide, flat arched extension with a music gallery on eight-sided granite pillars. The baroque high altar from the middle of the 18th century is made of marbled wood. It has presented columns and side figures of Saints Joachim and Anna . The altar panel shows the church patron Antonius of Padua . The top picture from around 1900 shows a representation of the Trinity.
The inventory of the church also includes an organ built by Andreas Stöger in 1848 .
literature
- DEHIO Lower Austria north of the Danube . Berger, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-85028-395-3 , p. 472.
Web links
- Entry on parish church Jagenbach in the Austria Forum (chapter sacred buildings)
Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ′ 20.4 " N , 15 ° 1 ′ 49.6" E