St. Johannes Baptist (Inning am Ammersee)

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Parish Church of St. John Baptist
Bell tower

The Catholic parish church of St. Johannes Baptist in Inning am Ammersee , a community in the Upper Bavarian district of Starnberg , was built in the second half of the 18th century on the foundations of a late Gothic predecessor church. The elevated church in the old walled cemetery is dedicated to John the Baptist . A high quality stucco decoration in the style of the late Rococo has been preserved in the church.

history

The parish of Inning is believed to have been founded early. The place first mentioned in 1021 was on an important long-distance trade route between Munich and Lake Constance . However, nothing has survived from the early church buildings. The structure of the choir and the substructure of the tower date back to the 15th century. The tower octagon was probably built by Caspar Feichtmayr around 1681 . In the middle of the 18th century, the old church was considered too small. Two pastors in particular, who officiated one after the other, caused the administration of the Seefeld rule , which was owned by the Counts of Toerring and belonged to the Inning, to rebuild the church.

Although written contracts have not been preserved, Leonhard Matthäus Gießl and Balthasar Trischberger are assumed to be the builders . Construction work began in 1765/66, and in 1767 stuccoing and painting with frescoes took place . In 1780 the church was consecrated by the Augsburg auxiliary bishop Johann Nepomuk August Freiherr von Ungelter .

architecture

Exterior construction

The originally Gothic choir is structured outside by stepped buttresses. The sacristy is built into the southern corner of the choir . The much wider nave is of a gabled roof covered. The tower is built into the western porch, the slender, octagonal structure of which is crowned by a double onion dome with a high lantern .

inner space

inner space
Double gallery

The interior is designed as a square hall structure and is covered by a flat dome, which rests on wide belt and shield arches and is supported by solid corner pillars with double pilasters . Trapezoidal parts of the room are added to the east and west, the east leads to the strongly drawn-in, three-sided closed choir, the west includes the tower with an upstream double gallery and organ on carved wooden columns . The two-bay choir is covered by a barrel cap. On the south side of the choir, above the sacristy, there is a patronage box.

Piece

Stucco capitals on the pilasters
Coat of arms of the Counts of Toerring

The stucco decoration in smalt blue was executed in 1767 by Tassilo Zöpf from Wessobrunn . In the rocaille cartouche on the ceiling fresco of the main room you can see the coat of arms of the Counts of Toerring , the former patron saints , surrounded by an angel's head on clouds and a floating putto .

Ceiling frescoes

The ceiling frescoes are dedicated to John the Baptist, the patron saint of the church, and were painted by Christian Wink in 1767 . The choir fresco depicts the baptism of Jesus , in the two smaller medallions on each side two putti embody the Christian virtues , on the left side faith and fortitude, on the right side hope and love.

The large ceiling fresco in the main room with the scene of the sermon of John the Baptist bears the signature “Christ. Wünck Pinxit et Invenit 1767 ”(Christian Wink painted and designed it in 1767). A group of angels is sitting on a cloud, an angel hovering above holds a banner with the Latin inscription "haeC VoX CLaMantIs In Deserto" (this is the voice of the caller in the desert). The capital letters result in a chronogram with the year 1767. The four evangelists are shown in monochrome painting in the vaults .

Furnishing

pulpit

literature

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Diocese of Augsburg

Coordinates: 48 ° 4 ′ 37.9 ″  N , 11 ° 9 ′ 6.5 ″  E