St. Bartholomäus (Maßbach)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Bartholomew in Markt Maßbach , Lower Franconia, is dedicated to the Apostle Bartholomew . The parish Maßbach heard since 2013 as well as that of Volkershausen , Poppenlauer , Rothenhausen and Thundorf for Lutheran parish Lauertal in the dean's office Schweinfurt .
The church is one of the architectural monuments of Maßbach and is registered under the number D-6-72-131-5 in the Bavarian list of monuments .
history
The St. Bartholomew Church emerged from a medieval hall building with a choir tower and took on its present form in 1582 through a renovation and a tower elevation.
description
The church tower with a Welsch dome and arched two-part acoustic windows stands as a choir tower in the east. The choir room in the basement has a reticulated vault and two ogival windows. The sacristy is built on the north side of the church tower. The nave with three window axes and a gable roof has a flat roof . A round choir arch separates it from the choir room. The windows are segment arcs . There is a stair tower on the southern wall.
Furnishing
The mural in the sacristy dates from the 15th century and shows the Last Judgment . The sacristy door in the choir is framed by hermen pilasters . There is a painting of the crucifixion on the altar . Figures of the four evangelists are attached to the pulpit . A crucifixion group and the Saxon coat of arms can be seen above the choir arch . A gallery running around three sides is built into the nave . The organ is on the west side of the gallery . The church houses tombs of the von Maßbach family from the 15th and 16th centuries.
literature
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments , Bavaria I: Franconia: The administrative districts of Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia , Deutscher Kunstverlag Berlin / Munich 1979, ISBN 3-422-00359-2 , p. 496
Web links
- The St. Bartholomäus Church on www.massbach.rhoen-saale.net
- The St. Bartholomäus Church on www.lauertal-evangelisch.de
Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′ 5.4 ″ N , 10 ° 16 ′ 31.8 ″ E