St. John the Baptist (Allmus)

St. John the Baptist and Michael (Allmus)
place	Allmus
Denomination	Roman Catholic
diocese	Fulda
Patronage	John the Baptist and Michael
Construction type	Hall church
function	Branch church

The Catholic branch church of St. John the Baptist and Michael is a listed church building in Allmus , a district of Hofbieber in the Fulda district ( Hesse ). It belongs to the parish of St. Georg, Hofbieber and belongs to the diocese of Fulda .

History and architecture

The small Gothic rectangular building with a narrower, just closed choir. The east choir dates from before 1500 and was renewed around 1700. A monolithic Romanesque arched window was reused on the north side . The choir is vaulted with a pointed arch barrel. In 1958, wall paintings from the beginning of the 15th century were uncovered. On the south side there are seven apostles and on the north side six female saints and the remains of scenes from Mary . The altar and the west gallery date from around 1700. The altar sheet was made in 1905.

literature

• Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments , Hessen . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1966

Individual evidence

1. ^ Deanery Rhön> PV St. Margareta Vorderrhön> Parish St. Georg. (No longer available online.) Diocese of Fulda , formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 10, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
2. ↑ Georg Dehio ; Edited by Magnus Backes: Hessen . In: Handbook of German Art Monuments . First volume. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 1966, p. 4 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 44 ″  N , 9 ° 48 ′ 52 ″  E