St. Johann (Villnöß)

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The Johanneskapelle in Villnößtal

The Johanneskapelle in Villnöß (also St. Johann in Ranui ) is a chapel located in front of the high mountain range of the Geisler group on private property of the Ranuihof at the end of the Villnöß valley in South Tyrol . The chapel is dedicated to St. Consecrated to Johannes Nepomuk .

Location and structure

The Johanneskapelle is located about 100 meters southwest of the Ranuihof on its meadow area at an altitude of 1352  m . The closest village is the village of St. Magdalena , which belongs to the South Tyrolean community of Villnöß . The chapel stands on a slightly raised enclosure, fortified with field stones, with an edge length of around 20 meters.

  • The church from the west

  • The church from the north

  • Ranui courtyard and church

The structure, which is around five by five meters and has a shingle- roofed gable roof , merges into a three-sided choir. This is followed by the onion dome standing over the corner with a copper-covered dome on the northeast side . The entrance side shows next to a fresco of St. Johannes Nepomuk baroque decorative painting on. The altarpiece, a fresco on the barrel-vaulted ceiling and a cycle of nine pictures on the side walls also depict scenes from the life of St. Johannes Nepomuk. Because of its picturesque location in front of the high mountains, the chapel is a much-visited place.

history

According to an inscription, the church was built in 1744 by Michael Jenner (1637-1723). At that time, however, he had already been dead for 21 years. It is assumed that the client Joseph Anton Jenner, a cousin of Michael Jenner's granddaughter, allowed himself this freedom for reasons of piety.

The church has been a listed building since July 24, 1950.

Others

On November 6, 2009, the Austrian Post issued a special 65 cents stamp with a winter motif of St. Johann. The design comes from the former bishop of Innsbruck Reinhold Stecher .

literature

Web links

Commons : St. Johann in Ranui  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office
  2. ^ Austria Forum

Coordinates: 46 ° 38 ′ 6.1 "  N , 11 ° 43 ′ 27.4"  E