St. James the Elder (Gaden)
St. James the Elder is the Roman Catholic Church of Gaden in the parish of Eitting . The church is part of the Langenbach - Oberhummel parish association . The patron saint of the Church is the Apostle James the Elder .
Building history
The main building of the church, consisting of the nave and the much smaller choir , was built at the beginning of the 15th century. The wooden ceiling in the neo-Romanesque style in the nave dates from the 19th century, while the ceiling in the choir was designed as a ribbed vault . The round keystone of the vault was decorated with a relief depicting the head of Christ . In the back of the nave there is a gallery . The bell tower was added towards the end of the 15th century and stands north of the choir. The sacristy is located in an annex south of the choir . The ceiling of the baroque sacristy was designed as a groin vault. The church is entered through a baroque vestibule. Instead of a tower clock, there is a sundial on the south facade of the nave.
Interior
The main altar in the choir was made by Joseph Elsner in 1896 . The red, green and gold altarpiece is dominated by three figures. From left to right these are the church patron James, a Madonna and an Anna Selbdritt . The terracotta Madonna was created around 1450, the other two figures (groups) towards the end of the 15th century.
In the nave there are two side altars to the left and right of the choir arch. The north altar is the altar of Saint Leonard of Limoges . The figure is attributed to the late baroque . The Holy Family adorns the southern altar .
A crucifix , which was made in the 18th century, hangs at the top of the choir arch . It was donated in 1728 by Caspar Neymair from Oberding .
The baroque organ was installed in Gaden around 1872. Previously, the instrument from the early 18th century was probably used as a processional organ. Since the organ was hardly playable anymore, it was restored. It turned out that part of the organ (the wind chest ) had to be significantly older. A dendrochronological examination showed that the part was made in the period after 1582. In mid-2013 the organ was reinstalled in the church and can be played again.
Peal
A chime of four bells is installed in the tower. The wooden bell cage dates from 1946. The oldest bell ( ⌀ 71 cm; pitch d) is from 1521. The death knell, the only one of the bells to be rung by hand, has a diameter of 60 cm and vibrates in the tone es0. It was cast by Bernd Ernst in Munich in 1662 .
Two other bells were during the Second World War melted and 1946/47 with new bells (⌀ 106 cm, g0 and ⌀ 88 cm, a0) and from the Erdinger Glockengießerei replaced.
Web links
- History and description of the church on www.erzbistum-muenchen.de
- Report on the dating of the organ
- Report on the restoration of the organ
Coordinates: 48 ° 24 '32.9 " N , 11 ° 52' 20.8" E