St. Johann (Rot an der Rot)

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The brotherhood church St. Johann in Rot an der Rot in the Upper Swabian district of Biberach is a late baroque hall church that was built from 1737 to 1741 for the rosary brotherhood . In addition to being used as a burial church for the Rot an der Rot community, the church building serves as a venue for concerts at the Schwäbischer Frühling music festival . The church belongs to the diocese of Rothenburg.

location

The church is located on the southern edge of the village, on the road to Haslach in the Haslachtal between Friedhofsweg and Kreuzmühle. It stands in the cemetery area, which is surrounded by a wall.

History, brief description

Abbot Hermann Vogler (1711–1739) commissioned it, the later abbot Benedikt Stadelhofer (1694–1760), who designed the Maria Steinbach pilgrimage church , is considered to be the architect . The church replaced the former church of the women's monastery. A steep, tiled pent roof lies over the entire nave . The tower is built on the south side of the church building and provided with a copper-covered octagonal French dome . All facade surfaces are plastered white. The area of ​​the building (including the apse ) can be estimated at 50 × 20 meters. The interior surprises those entering with a more urban expansion: a high altar in the choir room with a square floor plan, arranged under an open, wood-carved canopy , contains the miraculous image in the middle , a Pietà from 1579. On both sides there are carved figures of St. Catherine of Siena and St. Dominic , patron of the rosary. Side altars are located under a circumferential gallery . The carved fittings come from the Waldsee sculptor Johann Georg Reusch.

Emblems with inscriptions in Latin and Old German can be seen in the spandrels of many upper windows . The patronage of Saint John the Baptist is celebrated on June 24th.

literature

  • Jutta Betz: Red on the red . Passau 2001.
  • Hermann Küchle: 850 years of red on red. History and shape. New contributions to the church and art history of the Premonstratensian Imperial Abbey. Sigmaringen 1976.
  • Benedikt Stadelhofer: Historia imperialis et exemti Collegii Rothensis in Suevia , Augsburg I-II., 1787.
  • Walter Stemmer: Red on the red. (Small art guide). Ottobeuren 1972, 1982.

Web links

Commons : St. Johann (Rot an der Rot)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ State academy for young people making music in Baden-Württemberg , viewed on September 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ roughly measured from Google Earth
  3. ↑ Brief description of the Brotherhood Church of St. Johann in Rot an der Rot , accessed on January 1, 2016.

Coordinates: 48 ° 0 '32.7 "  N , 10 ° 2' 8.8"  E