St. Hippolytus in Naraun
St. Hippolyt is a church that stands on a 758 meter high hill in Naraun, a fraction of the municipality of Tesimo in South Tyrol . The place of great cultural and historical importance is one of the best-researched prehistoric settlements in South Tyrol.
history
Numerous finds from the Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age prove that the hill of St. Hippolytus was settled several thousand years ago and was used as a place of worship. You can still see Neolithic shell stones and traces of Neolithic fire sites today. The church hill is one of the best-researched prehistoric settlement areas in South Tyrol. Towards the end of the 6th century, a Longobard fort with the name Tesana is said to have stood there.
It is believed that the current church was built on the site of the earlier pagan cult site towards the end of the 13th century. The church was first mentioned in a document in 1288. However, the patronage of the Roman soldier saint Hippolytus indicates that the church was built much earlier. Today's church building combines Romanesque and Gothic style elements and was redesigned in the 17th to 18th centuries.
Furnishing
The interior of the church is partially decorated with wall paintings. The altar and the pulpit date from the 17th century. In the church tower there is a bell from 1556, which is considered the oldest in the parish of Tesimo.
Others
Because of its proximity to the parish church in Tesimo, the little church never had its own clergyman, but the office of sacristan is occupied. This had u. a. the task of ringing the church bells in thunderstorms, which is why the church was popularly called the little church for bad blessings in the past .
Web links
- Entry in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office
- St. Hippolyt on suedtirol-kompakt.com
- St. Hippolyt on suedtirol-it.com
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 46 ° 34 ′ 52.1 ″ N , 11 ° 9 ′ 40.6 ″ E