St. John the Baptist (Überbach)

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St. John the Baptist in Überbach

The Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist is located in Überbach , a district of Dietmannsried in the Oberallgäu district ( Bavaria ). The church is a listed building.

history

The church was probably originally built as a separate church in connection with Überbach Castle in the 16th century. In 1338 a Heinrich Ritzner von Überbach (= Heinrich von Kempten ) is mentioned. Since 1533 there was a patronage of Blasius Vorner in Überbach, which presumably was responsible for the construction of the church. The church has belonged to the prince monastery of Kempten since 1592. Between 1680 and 1700 the church was refurbished in a baroque style. This equipment is still decisive in the interior of the church today. In the middle of the 19th century the church was renovated.

Building description

The church building consists of a nave with a retracted choir closed on three sides , which is connected by a round choir arch . The choir consists of two bays, the nave has two window axes, which are formed by arched windows. The choir is closed off by a needle cap barrel , while in the nave there is a paneled flat ceiling , which was probably created by Hans Neher towards the end of the 17th century. Remains of a late Gothic reticulated vault that was knocked out can still be found in the choir. The entrance to the church is on the west side and is arched. The wooden door dates from the period around 1810. The church tower with a gable roof covered and is located in the northern choir angle. This dates from the 15th or 16th century and is made of rolling stone masonry. Two access doors to the church tower are let into the north wall of the choir. The sacristy is located in the basement of the church tower . Two round arched, coupled sound openings with octagonal intermediate columns made of tuff stone are located in the bell storey of the church tower.

Interior

Interior view of St. John the Baptist, Überbach

The high altar as well as the side altars were created by Hans Neher in 1680/1690. The version of the high altar was renewed in 1930, the side altars still have the version from 1856. The altar sheet of the high altar shows the Holy Family and is signed I. Weibel 1907 . The altarpiece is surrounded by twisted columns. On the side of the volutes are wooden figures depicting John the Baptist and another male saint. Both date from the 17th century. A dove of the Holy Spirit is attached to the blasted segment arch gable above. This is surrounded by acanthus work . The tabernacle is surrounded by twisted columns . There are two mounted wooden figures on both sides of the choir arch. The left figure from 1480 represents Saint New Year's Eve.

The pulpit probably also came from Hans Neher around 1690. The pulpit has no sound cover and was simplified in the 19th century. The pulpit is five-sided and has twisted columns on consoles with angels' heads. The votive picture under the gallery is marked 1808 and shows the crucifixion with poor souls. The wooden crucifix with the Mother of Sorrows is baroque.

The painting of the church also dates from 1680/1690 and was probably created by Georg Wassermann. The ceiling fresco in the choir depicts the baptism of Christ in the Jordan and has been renewed several times. The paneled ceiling in the nave shows, among other things, the coronation of Mary and the four evangelists in the corners. The nine fields of the gallery parapet represent Saints Vitus, as well as Christ, Mary as well as three pairs of apostles to the right and left of them.

  • Tabernacle of the high altar

  • Painting of the gallery parapet with Jesus, Vitus and Maria

  • Stained glass window in the choir

Web links

Commons : St. John the Baptist  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Michael Petzet : City and District of Kempten. (= Bavarian art monuments. Vol. 5), 1st edition. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1959, DNB 453751636 , p. 144f.
  • Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments - Bavaria III - Swabia . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-422-03116-6 , pp. 1028 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments: Entry D-7-80-119-30

Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 30.2 "  N , 10 ° 18 ′ 44.3"  E