St. Johann Baptist (Beyharting)

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Parish Church of St. Johann Baptist
View from the northeast

The Catholic parish church of St. Johann Baptist in Beyharting , a district of the community of Tuntenhausen in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria , was built in the 12th century as a collegiate church of the former Augustinian canons of Beyharting . Over the centuries the church was rebuilt in the Gothic , Baroque and Rococo styles . The stucco decor and the design of the frescoes are by Johann Baptist Zimmermann . The church consecrated to John the Baptist is a protected architectural monument .

history

In 1130 consecrated Roman I , Bishop of Gurk , on behalf of the Salzburg archbishop Konrad I. The Church of the recently founded Augustinian Canons . This first church building was a flat-roofed, three-aisled basilica without a transept with three apses . The church tower was not erected until 1420. In the second half of the 15th century the choir was rebuilt in the Gothic style under the provosts Johann II Saaldorfer and Nikolaus Kneittinger . Under Provost Christian Scheichenstuhl (Scheuchenstuel) (1645–1686) the collegiate church was rebuilt and refurbished in the Baroque style between 1668 and 1673 . In 1730, on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the Canons' Monastery, the nave was extended to the west and completed with a new facade. In connection with these building measures, the previously early Baroque interior was designed by Johann Baptist Zimmermann with stucco and frescoes in the early Rococo style. Between 1740 and 1747, the Marienkapelle was converted into a sacristy . After a lightning strike in 1772, the tower had to be replaced, which was then also given its current onion dome.

architecture

inner space

Exterior construction

The bell tower with its square base and octagonal structure goes back to the 15th century. The bell projectile with onion dome was added in the middle of the 18th century. The baroque west facade is structured horizontally by cornices and vertically by pilasters on high plinths . Below are three portals and three high arched windows above. In the middle of the gable is the figure of John the Baptist, the church patron , in a niche .

inner space

The entrance is a flat vestibule with an organ above . The single-nave nave is divided into four bays like the strongly drawn in, three-sided closed long choir . The choir and nave are covered by barrels with stab caps , which rest on pillars with pilaster templates in the nave and on flat pilasters in the choir. The pillars of the nave have simple, multi-profiled capitals . The pilasters in the choir are equipped with entablature and capitals, which are decorated with garlands and egg stick .

Piece

Stucco in the nave

The stucco decoration created by Johann Baptist Zimmermann in 1730 is still at the transition from the Régence style to the Rococo. It shows motifs such as lattice and ribbon work , vases and flower hangings, rosettes and garlands. In the nave, the color scheme is very restrained, light gray, pink and ocher tones create little contrast to the white background. More intense colors prevail in the choir and the gilding increases. Pilasters, belt arches and stucco cartouches are decorated with bright green malachite mirrors.

Ceiling frescoes

The design of the ceiling frescoes is attributed to Johann Baptist Zimmermann. Jakob Wörsching (Wersching), Joseph Ignaz Schilling and Johann Lisenz are named for the execution . The ceiling fresco in the choir is dedicated to John the Baptist, who points to Christ. On the fresco in the choir bay, the dove of the Holy Spirit is surrounded by angels. The eastern nave fresco depicts the beheading of John the Baptist, the scene in the western nave corresponds to the depiction of Judith with the severed head of Holofernes . The large fresco in the nave shows St. Augustine , the author of the Augustinian rule of the order , kneeling under the Trinity .

Furnishing

High altar
North choir arch altar
  • The high altar and the choir arch altars date from around 1670. The altarpieces were made by the Italian court painter Antonio Domenico Triva from Munich . The scene of the baptism of Jesus on the high altar is surrounded by the figures of the apostles Peter and Paul . The altar panel of the northern choir arch altar depicts Saint Sebastian , to the side are the figures of Emperor Sigismund and Saint Florian . The painting of the Immaculate Conception on the south altar is flanked by the figures of St. Joseph and St. Joachim .
  • The two nave altars, the resurrection altar on the north side and the Nativity altar on the south side, were made in 1747. The two figures Kosmas and Damian on the south altar come from an earlier set. They are dated around 1530 and are among the oldest pieces of equipment in the church.
  • The pulpit is a work from 1630 by the Rosenheim carver David Reiter.
  • The late baroque lecture cross opposite the pulpit has a body from the 17th century. The sculpture of Mater dolorosa from around 1760/70 is attributed to Ignaz Günther's circle .
  • The choir and vestibule grilles are dated around 1670.
  • The marble baptismal font in the vestibule is crowned with the sculptural group of the baptism of Jesus from 1743.

Epitaphs

In the vestibule, numerous epitaphs of the pen plasters and the Maxlrain family are embedded in the walls. The oldest epitaph reminds of Wilhelm von Maxlrain, who died in 1423, and his two wives. The remains of the high grave of the founder Judith represent a specialty . On a relief plate from 1479 Judith can be seen with the church model, one medallion shows the head of John, another the Easter lamb . Another cover plate from 1513 shows Judith also with the model of the church, the surrounding inscription on the edge of the plate provides information about the creation under Provost Pantaleon Hauser (1509–1536).

literature

Web links

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Coordinates: 47 ° 55 ′ 26.9 ″  N , 11 ° 59 ′ 26.3 ″  E