St. Georg (Hofbieber)
| St. Georg (Hofbieber) | |
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| Tower , front portal with church square | |
| place | Hofbieber |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| diocese | Fulda |
| Patronage | George (saint) |
| Construction year | 1898 |
| Construction type | Hall church |
| function | Parish church |
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Georg is a listed church building in Hofbieber , the capital of the Hofbieber community in the Fulda district in Hesse .
The historicizing new building was built according to plans by the architect Georg Kegel . The foundation stone was laid on August 12, 1898, and the church was consecrated on June 30, 1901 .
History of the churches
The two towers reach a height of 37 m. The richly worked baptismal font with branches and figurative reliefs from 1520 from the previous church, which was built around 1500, is remarkable . The statue of St. Nicholas dates from the 18th century. The crucifixion scene was also created in the 18th century . The late medieval churchyard portal has a rounded arch. The altar was of John Kirsch designed by the also standing in the churchyard war memorial from limestone was created.
Detail of the baptismal font
Staircase to the church towers
Right side altar
literature
- Magnus Backes (edit.): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Hessen. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1966, page 413.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Magnus Backes (edit.): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Hessen. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1966, p. 413.
Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 10.5 ″ N , 9 ° 50 ′ 16.9 ″ E