St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist (Schmachtenberg)

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Church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist
Schmachtenberg
The church as seen from the main street
Number of bells 3

The Church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist in Schmachtenberg is a baroque church building in the district Schmachtenberg the market Mönchsberg in the Lower Franconian district of Miltenberg , administrative region of Lower Franconia in Bavaria .

history

St. Michaelis Church in Grubingen

Memorial stone on the west wall of the former cemetery in Grubingen

Schmachtenberg was first mentioned in a document in 1298. Schmachtenberg has remained a relatively small town with around 500 inhabitants to this day. Ecclesiastically belonged Schmachtenberg with Klingenberg , Röllfeld and Laudenbach initially as a branch to the parish of St. Michael in Grub Ingen until the village Grub Ingen early 16th century, possibly because of the plague was abandoned. The Schmachtenbergers had the longest way to the church and the cemetery . The St. Michaelis Church existed until 1778 when it was demolished due to dilapidation. Today only remnants of the walls of the cemetery from this settlement near Klingenberg can be seen.

Church in Klingenberg and the Marienkapelle

From 1623 Schmachtenberg belonged to the parish in Klingenberg. From around 1630 at the time of the plague , Schmachtenberg had its first own cemetery with an ossuary . In addition, a dedicated St. Mary 's Chapel was built there, where Röllbacher Strasse branches off from Dorfstrasse. From 1740 Schmachtenberg belonged to the parish in Röllbach .

The new church

The church seen from the south from the cemetery
Grave monument for Dr. Anton Ritter von Scholz in the cemetery

In 1759, the builder Johann Martin Schmitt from Miltenberg began building the church that still exists today in Schmachtenberg , and a new cemetery was created around it. The builder coordinated the work of bricklayers , carpenters and roofers . In 1761 the first cemetery was leveled and the first chapel was demolished. It was not until 155 years later that the first chaplain was allowed to reside in Schmachtenberg in the privy councilor of Schmachtenberg theology professor Dr. Anton Ritter von Scholz take over the rectory donated by Anton Ritter von Scholz . Until 1814 the church belonged to the diocese of Mainz . In July 2011, the church in Schmachtenberg finally celebrated its 250th anniversary.

Todays situation

Wayside shrine from 1752 with Pietà at the southern entrance of the cemetery

The curate is now part of the parish community of St. Wendelinus , which also includes the parishes of St. Peter and Paul and St. Margareta in Röllbach and the parish of St. John the Baptist in Mönchberg. It is located in the Diocese of Würzburg .

architecture

The church has a single-nave design in a simple baroque style with a pointed gable design. A roof turret , in which the three bells are located , sits enthroned on the roof structure above the main entrance . In 1866 the church was expanded to include the choir , as it had previously become too small for the congregation. In 1869 a tower clock was installed. The two inscriptions above the main portal read in Latin : “PROPRIA FVNDATIONE FILIAE SCHMACHTENBERG” and “AEDES DEO IOANNI BAPTISTAE AC EVANGELISTAE DECORATAE” - “We built this church in honor of God, John the Baptist and John the Evangelist with our own funds from the Schmachtenberg branch and consecrated ”. Individual letters are highlighted in capital letters . As Roman numbers, they are also part of a chronogram : M = 1000, D = 500, C = 100, L = 50, V = 5, I = 1. Decoded in both inscriptions, they result in the year 1759 when the foundation stone of the church was laid. In 1870 a church clock was built into the facade above the main entrance.

Facility

The altarpiece was painted by Johann Conrad Bechthold from Aschaffenburg and showed a representation of Saint Valentine . The Schmachtenbergers celebrate Valentine's Day to this day . Shortly after the inauguration, two side altars were set up in the church. The interior design was adapted in 1866 to the space created by the expansion of the choir, among other things the gallery was expanded. In 1888 the altars were consecrated with the relics of the martyrs Magnus, Aurelius and Adeodata . Today the main altar has no altar panel. There is a high altar in the Rococo style with four smooth pillars , each with a passage on both sides. The figures represent St. John the Evangelist on the left and St. John Nepomuk on the right . St. John the Baptist stands on the tabernacle in the middle . The altarpiece depicts the Holy Trinity in a cloud glory. The picture above the left side altar depicts the Madonna . It was painted in 1949 by Johannes Pfürtner from Münnerstadt . The picture above the right side altar shows Saint Albinius healing a blind woman. This representation is often mistaken for Saint Valentine. Presumably this picture came to Schmachtenberg via the parish in Röllbach. In the choir is on the left side of the bust to see of Saint Valentine. On the parapet of the gallery opposite there is a statue of Our Lady and a bishop . In the church there is a Way of the Cross by the artist Heinz Schiestl from Würzburg, acquired in 1920 . The pulpit from the late 17th century has a polygonal body, which is divided into individual fields by pilasters . There is a representation of the Eye of God on the sound cover . The choir stalls date from around 1759.

organ

An organ was installed for the first time between 1807 and 1819 ; it was in operation until the turn of the 20th century. In 1900 a new organ was bought by the Steinmayer company, which had been in operation in this form for almost 100 years. Electric power for the operation of the bellows was only available from around 1920. In 1972 the organ was moved to the rear, the console was set up on the side and the electric motor of the bellows was placed in the organ case. This organ had a manual and nine stops . In 1994 this organ was replaced by a new one from the master organ builder Werner Mann from Dorfprozelten , which has two manuals and fourteen registers . The previous organ prospectus was retained.

Bells

In 1863 two bells were delivered by the Klaus company from Heidingsfeld (488 and 250 pounds). In 1903 these were replaced by three new bells (1940 pounds). In the First World War, two bells were to Berlin transported. These were replaced in 1922 but melted down again in World War II . In 1950, the Junker company in Brilon made three new bells, the Joseph, the Marien and the small Marien bell.

The Fatima Chapel

The chapel , named after the apparition of the Virgin Mary of Fátima , was built in 1958. It serves to commemorate the dead of the community Schmachtenberg in the First and Second World War. Since 1960 there has been a Madonna relief above the altar .

literature

  • Gerhard Binder: Schmachtenberg church, curate, marrying in the spessart, hiking in the spessart, catholic, parish community, st. Wendelinus, baroque church, Spessart, Dean Franz Leipold . Ed .: HH Pastor Franz Leipold, Kath. Pfarramt Mönchberg. 2008 ( kirche-schmachtenberg.de [accessed July 19, 2012]).
  • Werner Trost: The (not) forgotten anniversary - Catholic Church of the Baroque House of God St. Johannes in Schmachtenberg is 250 years old this year (2009) . In: Main-Echo . August 29, 2009 ( kirche-schmachtenberg.de [accessed July 19, 2012] Forgotten anniversary).
  • Dieter Michael Feineis: Grubingen . In: Würzburger Diözesan Geschichtsblätter . 55th volume, special edition. Diocese of Würzburg, Würzburg 1993, p. 53–87 ( klingenberg-main.de [PDF; accessed on July 19, 2012]).
  • Alexander Schöppner: Book of legends of the Bavarian country. From the mouths of the people, the chronicles and the poets . tape 2 . Contumax GmbH & Co. KG, 1852, p. 312 , 788 Grubingen ( bavarica.digitale-sammlungen.de ).

See also

Web links

Commons : Kuratie St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist (Schmachtenberg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ There are no explicit records of this, but the historical situation makes it relatively probable. Around the same time, the first own cemetery was set up in Schmachtenberg, probably because of the plague.
  2. ↑ Alexander Schöppner: Sagenbuch der Bayerischen Lande. Second volume, Grubingen, p. 788.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g Church website , accessed July 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ Website of the parish - Our parish today , accessed on: July 16, 2012

Coordinates: 49 ° 47 '0.84 "  N , 9 ° 14' 19.73"  E