Already at the end of the 13th century there was a church in Friedberg, which was consecrated to the holy apostle James major . Little is known about the church. 1408 is a Marien altar , 1444 a Johannes altar, 1471 a Holy Cross altar and at the end of the 16th century a Sebastian altar. The three-aisled, Gothic hall church had seven altars in 1610: "S: Jakobi", "S: Cruis", "B: Virginis", "S: Annae", "S: Nicolai", "S: Sebastiani" and " et omnium S: S “. The structure was badly damaged in the Thirty Years' War and was only slowly renewed afterwards. By 1713 the restoration of the choir had been completed and an approximately 75 m (232 feet) high church tower was erected. In 1737 an altar was erected in honor of St. John of Nepomuk . Around 1740 to 1745 the church was ized in baroque style. Johann Bapt. Anwander created a ceiling fresco with St. James and Franz Xaver Feichtmayr for the stucco . On March 2, 1868, the church tower collapsed and destroyed the nave and the presbytery .
Today's church building
Instead of the destroyed one, today's church was built in the neo-Romanesque style between 1871 and 1873 and was used for worship services from October 18, 1873. In 1881 the church building was finally completed and consecrated by the Augsburg Bishop Pankratius von Dinkel . The outside of the building is modeled on San Zeno in Verona , while the inside refers to Sant'Apollinare in Classe in Ravenna . The four bells came from the Johann Hermann bell foundry in Memmingen. Bricks fired in different degrees result in banding according to the Italian model. The frescoes were by Ferdinand Wagner and showed creation through God the Father , redemption through the Son and sanctification through the Holy Spirit . However, these were badly damaged during a renovation of the church between 1956 and 1958. The rich arabesque decoration has also not survived. The preserved frescoes in the apse show the return of Jesus and Mary on the throne of heaven. The apostles Peter , Paul , John and James stand at their sides . These frescoes created by Wagner were taken from the Allerheiligenhofkirche in Munich. In the choir , scenes from the life of Jesus are depicted, in four round pictures scenes from the life of Mary . The two side altars refer to the altars of the old church: on the right the cross altar, the Sebastian altar and the Nepomuk altar. On the left is the Altar of Our Lady of the old church. In addition, St. Lidwina and St. Elisabeth are shown on the painting . Real Friedbergers served as role models for Wagner here: for St. Lidwina Johanna, the niece of the parish priest Schneider, for St. Elisabeth, the wife of the district administrator Schlichtegroll with her children. The life of St. James is depicted on a wide ribbon around the central nave. Images of the twelve apostles can be found above the twelve columns of the nave. Next to the organ, David is shown with a harp and St. Cäcilia as the patron of church music.
Memorial stone
Memorial stone on the west wall of the right aisle
The memorial stone of Duke Ludwig the Bearded from 1409 on the west wall of the right aisle is considered a masterpiece of Gothic stone carving . In addition to the ducal Bavarian coat of arms, two small lions are depicted. A large lion serves as a helmet ornament. In addition, the Oswald legend is suggested: The English King Oswald uses a speaking raven to ask for the hand of the daughter of the pagan king Aaron, who has so far killed all suitors. The king's daughter saves the raven and flees to Oswald. Aaron goes after him, but is miraculously baptized. The king's daughter and the raven with a broken chain are depicted on the stone. Ludwig was from Charles VI. included in the band of sun knights, therefore a sun disk is also shown. The inscription refers to fortifications that Ludwig had built in Friedberg from 1409. The inscription also mentions a city wall and construction work in the city and castle.
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literature
Georg Paula , Christian Bollacher: Aichach-Friedberg district (= Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation [Hrsg.]: Monuments in Bavaria . VolumeVII.87 ). Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-87490-591-6 , p.215-218 .
Alice Arnold-Becker: St. Jakob. Faith Monument in Transition . Exhibition catalog of the Friedberger Schlossmuseum, Friedberg 2011.
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