St. Blasius (Eichstätt)
The Roman Catholic branch church of St. Blasius in Eichstätt , a district of the market town of Pfeffenhausen in the Lower Bavarian district of Landshut , is a late Gothic brick building that was built by the Landshut Bauhütte in the second half of the 15th century . At first Eichstätt was a branch of the parish Oberhatzkofen ; later it was repared to Pfeffenhausen. In addition to their most famous building, the Landshut Martinskirche , the master builders around Hans von Burghausen built numerous late Gothic church buildings in the countryside. The design at St. Blasius in Eichstätt is significantly more complex than at many other country churches. Above all, the tower , which is massive compared to the other structures, has a rich design. The church, consecrated to St. Blaise of Sebaste (Remembrance Day: February 3), is a branch church of the parish of St. Martin in Pfeffenhausen. It is registered as a monument with the number D-2-74-172-35 at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation .
location
The impressive church complex is located on a hill in the middle of the Hallertau hop gardens . It is located approximately 2.5 kilometers southwest of Pfeffenhausen in the district of Landshut in the Einödhof Eichstaett.
architecture
Exterior construction
The bare brick building consists of a three-bay nave and a retracted, single - bay choir with five-eighth end . Both structures are surrounded by a frieze band under the roof approach. Weak triangular pilaster strips can also be seen on the outside of the choir . The window openings in the nave and choir were originally pointed arches. Some of them were added in the Baroque period , some of them now have a closure in the form of a slightly recessed round arch. There is also a small round window above the main portal on the west facade . Another portal is on the north side. Like the main portal, this is crowned by a small canopy . The ogival south portal was added in the baroque period.
The massive tower, designed as a so-called choir flank tower, is built on the north side of the choir. This has a two-storey substructure with a square floor plan , which houses the sacristy on the spacious ground floor . Above it rises a three-storey, octagonal superstructure, which is decorated with pointed arches and is flanked by corner struts rising from the steep roof of the substructure. An eight-sided, cranked pointed helmet forms the upper end . In the past, the transition between the superstructure and the pointed helmet was mediated by eight triangular gables , as can be seen on old drawings.
inner space
The interior is spanned by a ribbed vault on weak, bevelled pilasters and pointed arches . Two plate-shaped keystones can be seen at the top of the vault . The altar house is vaulted with a pointed arch; it is strongly fluted on both sides.
Furnishing
The high altar is a late baroque work from around 1730/40. The structure is supported by four columns , the inner pair of which is twisted. The altar panel shows Mary as Queen of Heaven with the baby Jesus , the extract the church patron Blasius von Sebaste. The side figures represent the apostles Peter (right) and Paul (left). The left side altar dates from around 1715. The structure is supported by four straight columns. The high baroque altar is decorated on the sides with gilded acanthus scrollwork, which is traversed by grooved ribbons . St. Ottilia , who was particularly venerated in Eichstätt in earlier times, is depicted on the altarpiece . Numerous votive tablets still indicate this today. There is a figure of St. Blaise in a small niche in the extract from the altar. The right side altar was created around 1760 in the Rococo style and is decorated with rich shell work . The structure is supported by four pilasters and two presented columns. On the altar sheet, which was created in 1794 by the Rottenburg painter Xaver Schweinhuber, the weather saints Johannes and Paul are depicted.
The choir stalls and the cheeks of the church stalls are baroque and about the same age as the left side altar. Here, too, there is rich acanthus carvings with grooved ribbons. The stately choir arch - crucifix also dates from the first half of the 18th century. Another figure of the church patron has been preserved from the time the church was built; this is dated to around 1520. However, the bottom is cropped and no longer painted in the original colors .
Others
In Eichstätt, the day of remembrance of St. Blaise, February 3rd, is celebrated with a special festivity. Following the donation of the Blasius blessing by the pastor , consecrated "Blasius tents", which were made in large numbers by the villagers in the days before, are distributed to the worshipers . Like the blessing, the pastries are supposed to protect people from sore throats .
literature
- Kath. Pfarramt Pfeffenhausen (Ed.): A guide for the churches of the parish community Pfeffenhausen-Niederhornbach-Pfaffendorf-Rainertshausen. Self-published, Pfeffenhausen 2013.
Web links
- Internet presence of the parish community Pfeffenhausen
- Filial church St. Blasius in Eichstätt on kirchturm.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f A guide for the churches of the Pfeffenhausen-Niederhornbach-Pfaffendorf-Rainertshausen parish community, pp. 26–29.
Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ′ 46 ″ N , 11 ° 56 ′ 57.3 ″ E