St. Georg (branch)
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Georg in Ast , a district of the municipality of Tiefenbach in the Lower Bavarian district of Landshut , is a neo-Gothic hall church that was built in 1876/77 according to the plans of the Munich architect Johann Marggraff . It is registered as an architectural monument with the number D-2-74-182-2 at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation . The parish of Ast with its branch churches St. Ulrich in Tiefenbach and St. Peter in Heidenkam belongs to the Steinzell parish association in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising , which was founded on March 1, 2014 .
history
Parish history
The establishment of the first church in Ast probably goes back to a foundation of the Uto von Eodungesdorf, which is attested in a document of the Diocese of Freising from October 21, 816. It is documented that Uto is giving the Freising Cathedral and the existing St. Johann zu Eching baptistery a piece of land to build a church. As a result, Ast already owned a pastoral church at a very early stage, which had the right to sepulture but not the right to baptize . In addition, Ast was always subordinate to the pastor of Eching.
In the years 1679 to 1704, a dispute between the residents of Ast, Heidenkam and Tiefenbach and the collegiate monastery St. Martin in Landshut , to which the parish of Eching was subordinate, continued. This involved setting up a separate parish in Ast, with Heidenkam Castle serving as a parsonage . In addition, the location of the Sunday mass should alternate between Ast, Heidenkam and Tiefenbach. The suggestion was rejected for a long time. The traditional situation only changed with the elevation to the expositur on June 20, 1926. The Aster Church now also received the right to baptize. Almost sixty years later, on April 21, 1986, Cardinal Friedrich Wetter elevated St. Georg in Ast to a parish .
Building history
While the first church in Ast was probably built from wood, as there are no traces left today, we know that the first Romanesque stone building was built in the 11th century . As was quite common at the time, the interior is said to have had a simple flat ceiling and was only illuminated by a single window. Later, a Gothic choir was added to the high medieval church , and a late Gothic tower was added around the middle of the 15th century . In 1876 the Romanesque church was demolished and replaced the following year by a neo-Gothic building based on the plans of the Munich architect Johann Marggraff . Only parts of the tower were taken over from the previous church. The consecration took Archbishop Anton Steichele before September 8, 1880th The construction costs amounted to 26,000 marks for the shell , 16,000 marks for the interior and a further 9,000 marks for the high altar .
architecture
Exterior construction
The east-facing hall structure includes a four-bay nave , to which a three-bay choir with a three-sided end is attached. The latter is noticeably drawn in and has a significantly lower gable roof than the nave. The Jochtrennung effected by buttresses , the window openings are in accordance with the style ogival performed with two-track tracery windows (with quatrefoil forms populated). A roof frieze is a further design element below the eaves .
The two-storey sacristy and tower are built on the south side of the choir . The latter was taken over from the late Gothic predecessor church and is built on a square floor plan . Parts of the sacristy are located on the ground floor. A significantly elevated second storey is built on top of this and is structured by pointed arches. The third and top floor contains a bell cage . On the outside, it is characterized by ogival sound openings and tower clocks on all sides . The transition to the eight-sided, copper-covered pointed helmet is mediated by four small corner turrets.
inner space
The wide, light interior is spanned by a ribbed vault, the backs of which - as is often found in the area - are whitewashed in ocher yellow. The pear-shaped ribs in the nave and in the chancel arise from semicircular wall templates on flat pilasters that structure the interior of the church. Just like the window openings, the choir arch is also pointed. A three-axis arched organ loft with a straight parapet has been inserted in the rear nave yoke .
Furnishing
Stained glass window
On the underside of the windows in the chancel there are several small glass paintings, some of which are from the late Gothic building. These are representations of St. Wolfgang , St. Catherine and the coat of arms of the Stein von Altenstein , all of which were created around 1460. The coat of arms of the Counts of Preysing (painted in 1879) and some coats of arms of other noble families can also be seen.
Altars
The three altars of the parish church of St. George, the high altar and the two side altars are set forth in the Gothic Revival style and red-gold taken . What is particularly noticeable on the high altar is the elaborate burst with seven pinnacles protruding into the air . In contrast, the side altars only have three pinnacles each. The high altar is furnished with three late Gothic figures: on the left St. Wolfgang (around 1460), in the middle a Madonna and Child (around 1480), on the right the church patron Georg (around 1480). The left (north) side altar is in turn consecrated to Mary, the Mother of God, the right (south) side altar to the Heart of Jesus .
pulpit
The pulpit , also in red and gold, is made in the same style as the altars . This is attached to the first wall pillar from the east on the Gospel side. The polygonal pulpit rests on an octagonal foot. The bible quotation I am the resurrection and the life ( Jn 11.25 EU ) is drawn along the parapet in several banners strung together . In addition, the pulpit has a sound cover, on the underside of which a relief of the Holy Spirit dove can be seen. On top there is again an elaborate blast.
Baptismal font
To the right of the altar steps is the neo-Gothic baptismal font . It consists of a round red marble basin with a lid that rests on a delicate stone column.
organ
The organ was built in 1879 by Max Maerz & Sohn from Munich as Opus 136. Other sources already count them among the first works by Franz Borgias Maerz , as he became the heir to the business successor. The instrument is therefore also considered to be the oldest surviving organ by Franz Borgias Maerz. It has ten registers on a manual and pedal . The organ is equipped with mechanical cone shutters, which are controlled via a free-standing console . It was restored in 1998 by Manfred Wittensöldner from Aholming . The disposition is as follows:
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- Coupling : Manual / P
Bells
A four-part bell rings out from the tower of the parish church during the services and the Angelus prayer . The four bells - one with the relief image of the Mother of God , another with that of St. George - were cast between 1923 and 1968. The older bells were confiscated in both world wars .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j E. Sondershaus: The parish church of St. Georg in Ast. In: Pfarrverband Steinzell: s'Kirchablattl - Easter 2017 , p. 8f. Online at www.erzbistum-muenchen.de; accessed on June 26, 2017 (PDF; 2.0 MB).
- ↑ a b Stefan Hammermayer: Bavarian organ building around the turn of the century. Franz Borgias March (1848-1910). Wiedemann, Bad Reichenhall 1999, ISBN 3-00-004382-9 , pp. 20, 30 and 55.
Coordinates: 48 ° 29 ′ 1.3 " N , 12 ° 5 ′ 29.8" E