St. Johannes Baptist (Dietratried)

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Church of St. Johannes Baptist in Dietratried

The branch church of St. Johannes Baptist is located in the district of Dietratried near Wolfertschwenden and bears the patronage of John the Baptist .

history

St. Johannes Baptist, first mentioned in 1167, was formerly a branch church of Woringen . The village of Dietratried was sold to the Ottobeuren monastery by its owner at the time, Diepold Zwicker . However, the incorporation of the church in Ottobeuren did not take place until 1699. The branch church was last renovated between 1992 and 1995. The nave still has a Romanesque core, but the choir is late Gothic . The branch church of St. Johannes Baptist is now a listed building.

Furnishing

inside view

The high altar panel shows the crucifixion scene and was created at the end of the 17th century. On the right of the high altar is a late Gothic figure of Judas Thaddäus , on the left the figure of Our Lady . The figures of St. Catherine and St. Barbara are located on volute consoles on the two side altars . Both figures were created around 1480/1490 in Ulrich Mair's workshop in Kempten . The angel figures, which are attached above both side altars, were created around 1706 by Matthäus Zick from Ottobeuren . The ceiling fresco was created in 1913 and shows the baptism of Jesus Christ. It bears the signature Gebr. Haugg 1913 .

See also

Web links

Commons : St. John Baptist  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

literature

  • Alfons Kasper: Art hikes all over the Iller - Oberschwaben / Allgäu VI . Dr. Alfons Kasper, Bad Schussenried 1967, p. 23-24 .
  • Tilmann Breuer : City and District of Memmingen . Ed .: Heinrich Kreisel and Adam Horn. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1959, p. 95-96 .

Individual evidence

  1. Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation: Entry D-7-78-218-12 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / geodaten.bayern.de

Coordinates: 47 ° 55 ′ 12.3 "  N , 10 ° 14 ′ 56.4"  E