St. Erhard (Roggenstein)
The parish church of St. Erhard in Roggenstein near Vohenstrauß is a Roman Catholic church building in the dean's office in Leuchtenberg in the diocese of Regensburg . The church patronage is celebrated on January 8th.
history
A parish of Roggenstein is first attested in 1350, the first pastor known by name was Wolfgang Löckll (1498). In the course of the Reformation , the landlord Walter von Habsberg introduced Lutheranism here . Roggenstein remained Protestant until 1602, which led to disputes with the Landgraves of Leuchtenberg . The parish was withdrawn and Roggenstein became a branch of the Michldorf parish . The church in Roggenstein served as a simultaneous church , but was neglected. Under the new owner, Baron von Seipoldsdorf , the parish was rebuilt and has survived to this day.
Building history
The parish church was rebuilt and enlarged for the first time in 1720. Since the old parish church of Roggenstein was the victim of two fires in both 1788 and 1873 and then only poorly repaired, the church building was demolished.
The foundation stone for today's church was laid in the same place in 1911. It was built according to the plans of the architect Heinrich Hauberrisser in the neo-baroque style. A crypt under the chancel and the sacristy , which contained well-preserved coffins of the earlier nobility, was filled in during the work.
The new parish church was consecrated by Regensburg Bishop Antonius von Henle on June 20, 1914. The cemetery around the church had already been removed in 1900 in favor of a new one; the securing of old tombstones was forgotten.
Furnishing
The late baroque altars with figures date from around 1720. The new people's altar was created by the sculptor Max Fischer from Neustadt an der Waldnaab during a church renovation between 1991 and 1996. The entire chancel was redesigned as part of this overall renovation.
The large ceiling fresco by the Amberg church painter Michael Neunert dates from 1958. The windows in the nave were created by the Schneider company from Regensburg . The pulpit is made in the Rococo style, on the sound cover Christ is depicted as a sower. The Stations of the Cross in Nazarene style were created in 1860. The old cheeks of the church chairs were preserved. The font is carved from granite in the Upper Palatinate type, is set halfway into the wall and has a diameter of 87 cm. The baptismal bowl with the motif "Maria with the child" dates from the first half of the 16th century.
organ
The organ was built in 1919 by the Ignaz Weise company from Plattling . The instrument has since been rebuilt at least once, with the inventory of registers being significantly changed. Today the organ has ten stops on two manuals and a pedal. The case is adorned with carvings and decorative beams that are inclined to the side. Probably the ornament of an old organ was reused by the company Weise, possibly the parts come from the former Roggenstein organ in the old church.
Bells
The church tower of St. Erhard has three bells from the post-war period in its bell house :
|
No. |
Surname |
Casting year |
Foundry, casting location |
Chime |
inscription |
| 1 | Trinity Bell | 1949 | Perner bell foundry , Passau | g 1 | IN HONOR OF ST. TRINITY |
| 2 | Marienbell | 1949 | Perner bell foundry, Passau | b 1 | AVE MARIA |
| 3 | St. Erhard bell, death bell | 1949 | Perner bell foundry, Passau | c 2 | HL. ERHARD PLEASE FOR US |
The middle bell strikes the quarter-hour, the big bell the hours. Sunday starts at 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Erwin Lang: Catholic parish church St. Erhard Roggenstein. In church guides to churches and chapels in the city and large parish Vohenstrauss. (= Streifzüge - contributions to local history and local history of the city and large community Vohenstrauß and the surrounding area, 15th year, 2000, issue 22 ), pp. 34–35.
- ↑ Organs in the churches of the Vohenstrauss community. In: Church guides to churches and chapels in the city and large parish Vohenstrauss.
Coordinates: 49 ° 38 ′ 26.9 ″ N , 12 ° 15 ′ 49.6 ″ E