St. Gotthard and St. Erhard (Brixen)
St. Gotthard and St. Erhard is an originally Roman Catholic church made available to the Evangelical Lutheran Church for services in the South Tyrolean town of Brixen , which is known colloquially as the Erhard Church . The baroque building is located on Erhardgasse in the pedestrian zone of Bressanone's old town, west of the Domplatz. It has been a listed building since 1984 .
history
Iron Age artefacts found during archaeological excavations in the area of today's church document a long-lasting settlement of the place. In the 9th century there was a chapel of St. Thomas am Wald at this point . The Voitsperger donated in the 13th century next to the oldest provost a church that was enlarged 1,371th In 1695, auxiliary bishop Wilhelm von Vintler ordered a new baroque building. The church has served the Lutherans as a place of worship since 1971.
Building description
The small and simple church has groin vaults and a straight choir closure. The unadorned facade shows lunette windows and on the west side a rectangular entrance portal with a blown gable and a heraldic cartouche . The east tower is crowned by a dome and a lantern .
Inside there are ceiling paintings in quatrefoil framing from around 1700, which the name of Jesus and St. Representing the Trinity . The high altar made of white marble was built around 1840 and has an altar cross from 1740. The coat of arms of Bishop Vintler, the builder of the church, can be seen on the wrought iron grating from the construction period.
literature
- Walter Rampl: A house full of glory looks . All churches in Tyrol. Südtirol Vol. 1. Self-published, Axams 2012, ISBN 978-3-9502677-3-0 , p. 18.
Web links
- Entry in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office
- Evangelical Lutheran Congregation Bolzano
- Parish of St. Michael, Brixen
Coordinates: 46 ° 42 ′ 57 ″ N , 11 ° 39 ′ 20 ″ E