St. Bartholomew (Unterwallenstadt)

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Exterior view of the chapel from the west
Sanctuary

The branch church of St. Bartholomew belongs to the Catholic parish “Our Lady” in Unterwallenstadt , a district of Lichtenfels in Upper Franconia.

location

Ceiling picture
Wooden figure of St. Bartholomew

The village of Unterwallenstadt was part of the rural municipality of Oberwallenstadt until it was incorporated into the city of Lichtenfels (April 1, 1959) . It is located two kilometers north of the city center of the German basket city. After the incorporation, the former village structure grew together structurally with the core city in a few years. Within Unterwallenstadt, the Bartholomäus Chapel is located at the central point, the Lindenplatz, and also forms its optical center.

history

Unterwallenstadt belonged from the beginning to the parish of Lichtenfels, which was founded in 1207. The original chapel was smaller and probably dates back to the 14th century.

In the years 1735 to 1743 it received its present basic shape with the extension of the nave . Extensive renovation work was carried out in 1914, 1951 and most recently in 2012, in cooperation and with the support of the Archdiocese of Bamberg , the parish, the Upper Franconian Foundation , the municipality and private donors. Work and financial resources were also brought in by the Unterwallenstadt Chapel Preservation Association.

In 1901 a bell was installed , it was melted down for war purposes in 1942 and replaced by a new bell in 1950. The harmonium , set up in 1911, was in use for 100 years until it was replaced by a newer instrument. In 1953 the war memorial was attached to the outside.

Artistic equipment

The high altar picture “St. Anna, Maria lehrend ”, created around 1740 by Christoph Wilhelm Meuser from Schney near Lichtenfels, from whom the pictures of the rosary altar in the nearby Banz monastery and the high altar in the parish church of Lichtenfels were also taken. The central ceiling painting shows the martyrdom of St. Bartholomew , whose skin was peeled off, can be seen on the pedestal on the right, where two henchmen are stealing the apostle who is tied to a scaffold . Opposite the king Astyages , who gave the order, stands on a balcony and watches the execution. In the upper area of ​​the picture, Bartholomew is taken up into the sky with the skin peeled off over his arm and surrounded by a wreath of clouds and a glory of rays . The composition of the ceiling painting (year of origin and artist unknown) follows - in mirror image - a copper engraving by the Lorraine copper engraver Jacques Callot from 1632. The wooden figures of St. Bartholomäus and the Mother of God come from around 1500 by Franconian wood carvers who are not well known.

Traditions

On site, the Chapel Preservation Association (founded in 1901 as a “men's association” and renamed in 1951) works in coordination with the parish “Our Lady” to maintain and maintain the chapel. He is also responsible for the hall signs such as the Marter on Lindenplatz, the field chapel on Alte Reichsstraße / Bayernstraße and the field cross on Unterwallenstadter Weg. The association also cultivates church traditions, including regular church services and devotions, the church consecration festival (always on the Sunday after August 24th, the name day of St. Bartholomew) as well as corridors , memorials and bells ringing. The chapel is also popular for Christmas concerts and weddings.

literature

  • Günter Dippold: 800 years Lichtenfels parish, 100 years Lichtenfels Protestant parish. Lichtenfels, 2007, Lichtenfels booklets on local history 9.
  • Heinrich Meyer: From the history of the Lichtenfels hospital village Unterwallenstadt. Lichtenfels, 1967, pp. 11-20
  • Chapel Preservation Society Unterwallenstadt: 100 years Chapel Preservation Society Unterwallenstadt, 1901-2001 . Lichtenfels, 2001, Festschrift

See also

Web links

Commons : St. Bartholomäus  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Elizabeth Radunz: Artist in Kloster Banz - The family of painters from Meuser Schney . In: Colloquium Historium Wirsbergense (ed.): History on the Obermain. Lichtenfels, 1970/1971, Vol. 6, p. 137
  2. ↑ Jules Lieure: Jaqcues Callot. La vie artistiques, Vol. 1-2. Catalog de son oeuvre gravé, 6 vols. Paris, 1924–1929 (Reprint New York 1969), no. 1395. This is the etching for the martyrdom of St. Bartholomäus from the series of 16 etchings on the martyrdoms of the apostles, which were made around 1632.

Coordinates: 50 ° 9 '17.2 "  N , 11 ° 4' 29.3"  E