St. Johannes Baptist (Escherndorf)

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St. Johannes Baptista (Escherndorf), church exterior with crucifixion group
St. Johannes Baptista (Escherndorf), interior towards the apse

The St. Johannes Church in Escherndorf is the Catholic parish church of the Volkach district . It stands at the central intersection in the middle of the village on Bocksbeutelstrasse.

history

During the Reformation, the inhabitants of the village tended towards the evangelical creed. In order to reverse this, Prince-Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn raised Escherndorf to a parish in 1595. The upgrading did not fail to have an effect, because in 1600 the construction of a new Catholic church began. The previous building, a small chapel, was expanded and was completed as a parish church before 1620 .

In the 18th century, the interior was renewed. In 1737 the court sculptor Jakob van der Auvera created the high altar , which was demolished in the 19th century. In 1775 the nave was extended. In 1904 three neo-Gothic altars were built. These were removed during the major redesign in 1972 and 1975. The building of the church is classified by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments with the number D-6-75-174-198 as a monument. Underground remains are listed as ground monuments. The church forms the center of the ensemble in the town center of Escherndorf.

architecture

The church presents itself in the style of the post-Gothic . Elements of the Renaissance are mixed with those of the late Gothic. The tower, a typical one of the Julius Echter era , wears a pointed helmet . The nave is divided into three rows of windows. The portals, of which the northern one bears the coat of arms of Julius Echter, are on both sides in the middle of the building. The year 1775 is on the outside on the west gable. A two-story sacristy adjoins the building.

Inside, the room is mainly characterized by the stucco structure from the 18th century. It is similar to that of the library building in the Würzburg fortress . The choir opens behind a sandstone triumphal arch. Immediately behind it are the ornamented sacristy portal and the sacrament house with tracery panel. A star-shaped rib vault closes off the inside of the choir.

Furnishing

Bells

The ringing of the Johanneskirche consists of four bells. The oldest is from the 18th century, the other three were cast in the 1950s. Probably the original bells had to be melted down during World War II .

Surname Keynote Casting year Diameter in centimeters Weight in kilograms Inscription (s)
Peter-and-Paul's bell a ' 1950 120 1250 "St. Peter and Paul pray for us ”; " Karl Czudnochowsky , I. Bachmair's successor to Erding Obb. 1950" poured me out .
St. John the Baptist Bell c 1751 115 850 "1751 GOSS ME JOHANN ADAM ROTH TO WIRTZBURG"
Marienbell e 1949 110 510 "Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis"; “In memory of our son Bernhard † February 7, 1943. Selsam family”; " Karl Czudnochowsky , I. Bachmair's successor to Erding Obb. 1949 poured me out "
Joseph Bell G 1950 80 250 " Karl Czudnochowsky , I. Bachmair's successor to Erding Obb. 1950" poured me out .

Further equipment

The crucifixion group in front of the church in the old arrangement

A processional crucifix and baptismal font have been preserved in the choir from the time the church was built . It bears the coat of arms of the Prince-Bishop and the year 1609. In the south of the church is the tombstone of the Escherndorf pastor Martin Kluber. He presents himself as a blessing on the 1.90 m high stone. The inscription in front of his abdomen explains the burden that Kluber carried as the first priest in the village. The inscription gives the name and date of death.

A wooden figure in the choir with the risen Christ was created in the late 17th century. Next to the north portal is a figure of St. John Nepomuk from the 18th century. Opposite him are three sculptures depicting the apostles Peter and Paul . In the middle is the patron saint John , all of which were made in the early 20th century. The figure of Mary with child comes from the late Rococo.

The pews date from 1746 and 1776. The organ in the west of the church comes from the workshop of Johann Michael Voits and came to Escherndorf in 1776. The fourteen oil paintings of the Way of the Cross date from the late 18th century . The rest of the furnishings in the church are more recent and most of them came from Karl Hornung. Willi Götz designed the choir window.

Crucifixion group

A crucifixion group north of the church stands on the original cemetery site, which was abandoned in 1633. The figures show Maria and Johannes and go back to a foundation made by Johann Wilhelm Bischoff in 1750. The workshop of the Würzburg sculptor Lucas van der Auvera, who also created the Wiesentheider crucifixion group, can be considered as the builder of the group .

literature

  • Werner Drenkrad, Erich Schneider: Vogelsburg, Escherndorf, Köhler . Regensburg 1982.
  • Barbara Schock-Werner: The buildings in the prince-bishopric of Würzburg under Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn 1573-1617. Structure, organization, funding and artistic evaluation . Regensburg 2005.
  • Karl Treutwein : From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim. History, sights, traditions . Volkach 1987.
  • Thomas Wehner: Real Schematism of the Diocese of Würzburg. Kitzingen Dean's Office . Wuerzburg 1997.

Web links

Commons : St. Johannes Baptist (Escherndorf)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Castell culture path: Escherndorf , accessed on June 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ While Drenkrad and Schneider assume a previous church, this is doubted by Schock-Werner . Compare: Schock-Werner, Barbara: The Buildings in the Prince Diocese of Würzburg . P. 229.
  3. ↑ Geodata: Monument number D-6-75-174-198 , accessed on June 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ Schock-Werner, Barbara: The buildings in the prince-bishopric of Würzburg. P. 229.
  5. ↑ Drenkrad, Werner; Schneider, Erich: Escherndorf . P. 9.
  6. ↑ Wehner, Thomas: Real Schematism of the Diocese of Würzburg . P. 55.
  7. ^ Treutwein, Karl: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim . P. 68.
  8. ↑ Drenkrad, Werner; Schneider, Erich: Escherndorf . P. 11.

Coordinates: 49 ° 51 ′ 45 ″  N , 10 ° 10 ′ 28 ″  E