St. Johannes Baptista (Könghausen)

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Church of St. Johannes Baptista in Koenghausen

St. Johannes Baptista is a listed Catholic parish church in Könghausen , a district of the Eppishausen community in the Unterallgäu district ( Bavaria ). The church is a late Gothic building from the early 16th century. The interior is mainly from the 18th century.

history

The church set was sold on July 30, 1490 by Sigismund von Welden to Hans von Hürnheim . He was the owner of the Kirchheim rule, with which the church patronage passed to the Fugger in 1551 . The existing building dates from the early 16th century, the year 1517 can be found behind the altar . The sacristy is a new building from 1685, executed by master bricklayer Michel, probably from Balzhausen. A new high altar by carpenter Jakob Hoffmayr from Kirchheim was erected in 1686, but this was sold in 1753 and a new high altar was erected in its place in 1755 . The new construction of the church tower was approved in 1710 and carried out from 1711 by master mason Thomas Natter from Mindelheim . The tower was completed in 1713. Master carpenter Hans Jakob Wachter from Markt Wald built the belfry in 1723 . The church was redesigned in Baroque style from 1728 under the then pastor Dominikus Riedenthaler. During this time it received new windows and stucco decorations. During the tenure of the dean and pastor Franz Borgias Abertshauser, the equipment was expanded. A new pulpit was purchased in 1740, two new confessionals by Jakob Wiedemann from Könghausen in 1746, and a new tower dome in 1750 by master carpenter Anton Pöckh and master mason Joseph Koch (both from Mickhausen). The ceiling painting was repaired by Joseph Haffner from Türkheim in 1752 and a new high altar was purchased in 1755, the side altars date from around the same time. In the 19th century was disfiguring redesign of the interior instead, which was rebarockisiert 1910th Renovations took place in 1950 and 1955, among others.

Building description

Nave with sign (left) and sacristy (right)

The church building is located in the east of the village of Könghausen on a high mountain tongue and is surrounded by a cemetery . In the slightly drawn-in choir with a 5/8 end there are arched windows in the oblique axes and the southern axis. There is a blind window with an oratory opening in the south wall. The oratory is housed in the roof of the sacristy. Under this opening a rectangular door leads into the sacristy. Opposite this in the north wall is the entrance to the church tower. The transition from the choir to the nave with three window axes is through a rounded choir arch with a profiled cornice. The two eastern axes have round-arched, drawn-in windows. In the westernmost axis there is a gallery built on two neo-baroque Corinthian columns. The parapet of the gallery is divided into three fields by pilaster strips.

Church tower (1711)

A plinth runs around the outside of the church. Stepped buttresses are placed approximately ⅔ height of the choir. These in turn have a wedge-shaped upper part, which is converted into a rectangle under the desk cover via profiles. The west wall without windows is partially reinforced by a sloping retaining wall in the lower area. The pulpit staircase on the north side of the nave was probably added around 1740. The church tower from 1711 rises in the northern corner of the choir. This consists of a square base with corner pilasters and ribbon-shaped cornices. Three storeys with arched arches rise above it. In these there are rectangular openings with drilled plaster frames and triangular or segmented gables. The top floor is octagonal and has Tuscan pilasters on the narrow diagonal sides. Narrow slot openings are made between the pairs of pilasters. On the respective main sides there are round dials in the lower area, above are arched windows, of which the western one is blind. The arched windows have a cornice, drilled frames and triangular or segmented gables. The cranked entablature frieze contains transverse oval openings on the main sides. The slate-covered pointed helmet rises above the profiled cornice .

The sacristy , like the church tower, dates from 1711 and is attached to the south of the choir. It has an eaves cornice and is covered with a gable roof. The south gable is lined with profiles. There is a rectangular door on this side, as well as oval windows to the left and in the east. The sign on the south side dates from 1760 and is covered with a gable roof over a profiled eaves cornice. Inside, the sign has a cross vault, as well as barrel-vaulted niches on both sides. Their Western is an ossuary , in the east is a dungeon niche included with figure. In the shield wall of the choir apex, there is a building inscription in dark color . This shows the letters b and g (between a maker's mark) and the digits 15 0 17.

Furnishing

Altars

All three altars date from around 1755 and are made of red marbled wood. The columns, volutes and other parts are marbled blue and decorated with gold-plated rocailles. The high altar with tabernacle was created by the carpenter Joseph Steur from Mindelheim. This was taken by Matthias Rebstein from Immenstadt / Kirchheim. The stipes of the high altar are free-standing with bevelled corners. An oil painting of the Last Supper on sheet metal is surrounded by a wide, gilded tail frame on the antependium . The tabernacle structure is marked on the back with 1755 and consists of a three-axis structure with a curved cornice. In the slightly raised central axis, two small putti are placed in a shell niche on the sides of the neo-baroque metal altar cross. Kneeling angels are set in the two lateral axes of the tabernacle structure. A pelican is depicted on the dome of the tabernacle . The further structure of the altar with a closed back wall shows a richly curved altarpiece from 1755 depicting the baptism of Christ . The altarpiece was created by a painter from Raunau. On both sides there are convex pillars with two Corinthian pilasters. The Corinthian columns are presented. Figures of angels are attached above the cranked entablature. The wooden apostle figures of Peter and Paul are placed in the right angle enclosed by the pairs of columns . A half- length figure of God the Father is in the altar extension. This is enthroned on a halo and is surrounded by putti and angel heads.

The two side altars are placed in the sloping corners of the east corners of the nave. They date from the 3rd quarter of the 18th century and have antependia in the neo-coco style with paintings on wood depicting the sacrifice of Isaac to the north and Cain and Abel to the south . The superstructures are each two-pillar with curly tabernacles between bulging bases. The north altarpiece shows the death of St. Sebastian , the south an Immaculate . Both altarpieces are in a richly curved frame. In the beams there are putti up to the curly, volute-covered extension. In the latter, oval paintings are inserted that show St. Stanislaus Kostka to the north and St. Aloysius to the south .

pulpit

The pulpit on the north wall is marked 1740 and is the work of the carpenter Jakob Wiedemann from Könghausen. It is made of red and olive marbled wood, with gold-plated and silver-plated decor. The cylindrical pulpit is bulged at the bottom and decorated with richly carved pilasters. In the large central middle field is the carved alliance coat of arms of Cajetan Joseph Graf Fugger zu Kirchheim and his wife Maria Anna nee Stein zum Rechtenstein. It bears the year 1740. The rear wall with a curved door is bordered by pilasters. The sound cover has the shape of a richly curved cornice with pointed projections and lambrequins . On this there are putti, which represent the four continents. The top of the sound cover is crowned by the figure of the Good Shepherd .

Frescoes

Joseph Hafner from Türkheim created the central image of the choir. The depiction of the birth of John the Baptist dates from 1752 and bears the inscription: He is Grosser Alß a prophet, alß a patriarch. What will become of this child. IOHANES is his name. The other frescoes in the church date from 1910 and were created by the Haugg brothers and are labeled several times. The neo-baroque frescoes show Samson carrying the city gates away in the northern choir gusset and Judith with the head of Holofernes in the southern choir gusset . Saint Ulrich and Conrad are depicted in the arch of the north wall , opposite in the blind window of the oratory the expulsion from paradise is depicted.

The Last Judgment is shown in the main picture of the nave . In the four diagonal cartridges the four church fathers are depicted in olive-green tone painting. Above the organ there is a fresco with Noah's Ark in red clay painting. An alliance coat of arms of Prince Fugger-Kirchheim / Quadt-Isny is attached to the choir arch. The 14 Stations of the Cross , located in an oval stucco frame, are labeled J. Baumann 1958 .

painting

The oil-on-canvas paintings in the gallery date from the middle of the 18th century. These show from left to right, John the Baptist confronts Herod and his court, John the Baptist in dungeon and on the right his beheading and the feast of Herod and how the head of John the Baptist is brought. Ten half-figures of the apostles are mounted in stucco frames on the choir walls. The names of the apostles are mentioned in rocaille cartouches. The two missing depictions of the apostles from the mid-18th century are in the rectory.

Stalls

The neurococo choir stalls are from 1910 and are made of gray and red marbled wood. The seats, decorated with gold decoration, have four concave-convex axes with pilasters in the front parapets. Two oil paintings from the mid-18th century are attached to the high, gable-shaped rear wall. The north shows the Child Jesus with parents, the south the Child Mary with parents. The communion bench is probably neo-baroque and consists of marbled wood with thin square balusters. The two confessionals of the nave are again neurococo and consist of two concave-convex axes and pilasters. In the tail gables of the confessionals there are oval pictures of Petrus and Magdalena. In a niche on the north-east side of the choir arch, a confessional seat from the 18th century is set up. The lay chairs are from 1709 and have acanthus carved tail cheeks.

Baptismal font

The font in the choir is simply designed in the style of neo-classicism . It is made of wood with a white and gold frame . The ribbed basin rests on three volute feet, the cover of the baptismal font is closed with a figure of John the Baptist.

Funerary monuments

Grave monument for Pastor Laurentius Weber († 1808)

Several grave monuments of priests are inside and outside the church. A plate with a goblet relief in a circular panel for Pastor Nikolaus Franz († 1713) is embedded in the nave floor. Two smaller, diamond-shaped plates bear the inscription 1759 / FBADITP / RIP In the middle there is also a chalice relief. For pastor Johannes Weler († 1694) there is a memorial with a chalice relief. A square plate for Pastor Adam Eller († 1727) is inserted on the northern inner wall. This plate bears an original Latin inscription, which consists of eight questions and a wish. The first letters of the sentences result in Adam ubi es , an echo word is given as an answer to the answers to the question sentences. Line 1 reads Adam ubi it? Egressus e vita? Ita! The last line contains the sentence Sic tibi precamur solamen. Amen. In the south wall, pastor and dean Dr. Franz Borgias Abertshauser († 1759) embedded a square plaque. This bears the inscription sponsam suam, hanc ecclesiam, quantum potuit, excoluit. A small, partly plastered plaque is in the sign for Helena von ... († 1560). On the outer wall there are grave monuments for pastors Laurentius Weeser († 1808) and Zyrill Zöschinger († 1825).

Web links

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

literature

  • Heinrich Habel: Mindelheim district . Ed .: Torsten Gebhard, Anton Ress (=  Bavarian Art Monuments . Volume 31 ). Deutscher Kunstverlag , Munich 1971, p. 197-200 .
  • Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments - Bavaria III - Swabia . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-422-03116-6 , pp. 606, 607 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Diocese of Augsburg
  2. ^ Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments: Entry D-7-78-134-13
  3. ↑ The complete inscription is printed in the magazine of the Historisches Verein für Schwaben and Neuburg in the edition 17/1890 on page 252.

Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 16.6 ″  N , 10 ° 34 ′ 15.7 ″  E