St. Bartholomew (Diedorf)

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St. Bartholomew in Diedorf

The old Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew in the market town of Diedorf in the Swabian district of Augsburg is a protected architectural monument .

history

In 1264 Diedorf came into the possession of the Dominican convent of St. Katharina in Augsburg , which also had the right of presentation . In 1352 the church of Diedorf was first mentioned in a document. The lowest floors of the tower date back to the late Romanesque period . The upper floors were built around 1450. Remnants of frescoes have been preserved inside. The dilapidated church was repaired several times in the 17th century. In 1716 the Katharinenkloster donated a benefit .

The master builder Joseph Meitinger from Ustersbach had a new choir and a new nave built in 1736, the sacristy expanded and the tower raised by an octagon . He delivered the plans for the new church building as early as 1728. The master carpenter Georg Höck from Deubach was involved in the construction . The construction costs amounted to 1,500 florins. In 1751 the church was consecrated anew by the Augsburg auxiliary bishop Franz Xaver Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden. In 1821 the tower dome was given a cross from the Katharinenkloster. Until 1860 Diedorf was a branch of the parish of St. Adelgundis in Anhausen and was then raised to its own parish.

In 1961 a tuff stone grave from around 700/750 was discovered below the church during sewer work. After the new parish church Herz Mariä was built in 1965/67, the old church was closed. Urgent repairs to the church took place in 1974. Today, in the summer months from May to September, masses are celebrated there on Tuesday evenings.

architecture

The three-axle structure has a needle cap barrel and a choir with a semicircular end. The six-storey tower has an octagon with an onion dome.

Furnishing

The ceiling frescoes in the choir and nave were created by the local painter Johann Georg Kuen. The stucco work comes from Joseph Meitinger and was created in 1736. The altars and pulpit were made by Johann Konrad Rist in 1736/39. The high altar sheet shows the communion of St. Gertrud. It originally came from the altar of Gertrudenkapelle in Augsburg Cathedral and was a comprehensive redesign or re-gothicised sold the Dominneren 1859/63 to the parish church of Diedorf. The pictures on the side altars represent St. Sebastian and St. Joseph represents.

Surroundings

Below the church there is a Lourdes grotto in the so-called Bürgerpark Diedorf. It was built in 1907/08 in accordance with a vow made by the nurse Johann Kraus through his heirs.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bavarian art monuments . Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1970 ( google.de [accessed June 2, 2019]).
  2. ^ Diedorf (Swabia) - GenWiki. Retrieved June 2, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine: Diedorfer altarpiece attracts attention. Retrieved June 2, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Martin Klonnek: Augsburg Land: Sights of the district of Augsburg . epubli, 2015, ISBN 978-3-7375-3220-4 ( google.de [accessed June 2, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine: Vow lasts 100 years. Retrieved June 2, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Markt Diedorf | Citizens' meeting point | . Retrieved February 22, 2020 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 21 ′ 10.8 ″  N , 10 ° 46 ′ 35 ″  E