St. Georg (Allfeld)
The Catholic parish church of St. George in Allfeld in the Neckar-Odenwald district is a baroque church from 1743. It was built on the site of the former castle chapel and is now the most striking building in the town.
location
The church is located on a hill in the Schefflenz Valley and can be seen from all sides.
history
In the Middle Ages there was a castle in Allfeld near today's parish church . This was destroyed in the Thirty Years War in 1646.
Connected to the castle was a castle chapel , which was preserved when the castle was destroyed and was dedicated to the patron saint St. George .
Parish Church of 1404 from Neudenau separate parish Allfeld was not the chapel, but St. Kilian Church (now St. Anne's Chapel ) at the cemetery because there was at that time the settlement center of the town.
In the Thirty Years War, not only the castle but also many houses in the village were destroyed. After the war, the surviving residents all settled near the castle chapel. This has since been used as a parish church.
When the population of the place grew again, the chapel soon became too small. Therefore, the construction of the new parish church began in 1742.
The builder of the new church was Georg Philipp Wenger from Neckarsulm , who also built the St. Laurentius Church in neighboring Neudenau in the same year .
On April 4, 1742, the altar of the old church was demolished. Then the old castle chapel was torn down. The foundation stone for the new building was laid on June 5, 1742 by the pastor Johann Adam Schwarz at the site of the previous church. Limestone and probably stones from the old church and the castle ruins were used in the construction.
The shell was completed in autumn 1743 . From the interior, the high altar and the chairs were present. On September 19, 1743, the provisional benediction of the church took place by the local priest Schwarz. The actual consecration took place at the end of October 1748 by the Würzburg auxiliary bishop Daniel Johannes Antonius Baron von Gebsattel . The new church was also dedicated to St. George.
In the following years the two side altars were obtained. In 1788 the flooring and the painting of the church were completed.
In 1929 the sacristy was rebuilt on the south side of the church . Until then, the basement of the tower on the north side was used as a sacristy.
In 1968 the choir was redesigned. The high altar was moved back to the wall, a celebration altar, an ambo and the eternal light lamp were purchased. A loudspeaker system was also installed.
Furnishing
In the choir room there is a statue of St. Anna , on the right the Virgin Mary. Next to it is a Gothic half-relief of St. Kilian . A large baroque cross hangs on the left.
On the left side of the nave there has been a baroque Pietà since the 1890s , next to it on the wall a statue of Mary as Queen of Heaven.
The stations of the Cross can be seen on the wall of the nave .
The only surviving ceiling painting shows the crucifixion of Jesus by a Walldürner painter.
Altars
The altarpiece in the high altar shows St. Georg fighting the dragon. Above is a picture of the Mother of God Mary with the baby Jesus in the manger surrounded by angels .
There are four statues on the high altar (from left to right):
- St. Peter with the inverted cross.
- St. Ambrose with beehive, book and crosier
- St. Agnes with little lamb
- St. Paul with sword
The painting in the right side altar depicts St. Joseph . Above is a picture of the Archangel Michael . The left side altar shows the Descent from the Cross and above it a picture of Veronica with the handkerchief of Jesus .
organ
The organ was built by the Max Bader Organ Builders (Hardheim). The instrument has 12 registers on two manuals and a pedal. The playing and stop actions are mechanical. The small instrument is equipped with a sub-octave coupler (II / I) and two super-octave couplers (II / I, I / I).
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- Coupling: II / I (also as sub and super octave coupling), I / P, II / P, I / I as super octave coupling
- Playing aids : Fixed combinations (tutti, mf, p)
Bells
There are three bells in the church again today . In 1942, the two larger bells had to be given to the armaments industry. The largest was from 1881 and weighed 700 kg, the smaller from 1920 weighed 480 kg. Therefore, after the Second World War, only the small bell from 1924 was left. In 1950 two new bells were commissioned. The largest weighs 659 kg, the middle 468 kg.
Lourdes grotto
On the north side of the church there is a Lourdes grotto .
literature
- Festschrift for the 250th anniversary of the parish church , parish Allfeld, 1993
Individual evidence
- ↑ More information on the organ ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Bells of the parish church of St. Georg (Bell inspection of the Archdiocese of Freiburg)
Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ 29 ″ N , 9 ° 14 ′ 27 ″ E