St. Josef (Marbach)

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St. Josef in Marbach, 2018

The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Josef in Marbach , a district of Lauda-Königshofen in the Main-Tauber district , was built from 1782 under the Würzburg prince-bishop Franz Ludwig. It is a late baroque hall church with a turret.

history

For centuries, the Marbach parish was part of the St. Mauritius parish in Königshofen . Marbach is currently part of the Lauda-Königshofen pastoral care unit. In 1349 a little church, the St. Jost Chapel, was first recorded. At that time it was located at the exit of the valley near the B290 , which meant that it was in the Königshofen district and therefore within the responsibility of the Königshöfer pastor. It was compulsory for the residents of Marbach to attend the service in Königshofen on Sundays and public holidays. As a result of this, the Marbachers tried to build a new, larger church as early as 1760, as a file from the Archbishopric Archive of Freiburg shows. The pastor of Königshofen, Anton Noll, prevented this, so that the project could only begin under Pastor Dürr, who was Noll's successor. Thus, with the approval of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg , Franz Ludwig, the St. Joseph Church was built by the citizens of Marbach . The stones of the church were taken on the one hand from the quarry on the Hofstetter Steige and on the other hand from Kirchheim . From an inscription on the left inner wall of the church, it emerged that the foundation stone was laid on July 5, 1782. The date of the laying of the foundation stone can also be found in the chronostichon carved in stone on the outer wall above the entrance. When the St. Josef Church was completely expanded, the St.Jost Chapel lost its use, which gradually let it fall apart. In addition, on May 15, 1958, the church received three new consecrated bells. Furthermore, the church's bells have already been stolen twice. The St. Josef Church was renovated in 1934, 1964 and 2001 to 2004. She received a celebration altar made of moss-green limestone by the Berlin sculptor Paul Brandenburg . It was inaugurated by the then Archbishop Dr. Robert Zollitsch inaugurated.

The Josefskirche belongs to the Lauda-Königshofen pastoral care unit, which has been assigned to the Tauberbischofsheim deanery of the Archdiocese of Freiburg since a reform of the deanery on January 1, 2008 .

Furnishing

The interior of the church is in the transition style from Rococo to Classicism .

Altars

The church has three altars, including a main altar and two side altars.

Main altar

Above the main altar is St. Joseph with the Jesus child, who is the church patron of Marbach.

Side altars

To the left and right of the main altar there are two side altars, both on the left with the Holy Mother Anna with Maria as her child and on the right with St. Wendelin , who is the patron saint of farmers and shepherds. There are also medallions on both side altars, which depict life situations from the life of St. Joseph .

Ceiling painting

In 1897 A. Classen from Heidelberg painted the ceiling painting in oil on plaster, showing the adoration of the Magi and was donated by the Mayor of Marbach, Melchior Schäffner.

War memorial

On the left side of the portal there is a war memorial on the outer wall , which bears the names of those missing and fallen in the world wars from the municipality of Marbach. Furthermore, St. Nepomuk watches over the portal, which is the local patron of Marbach.

Specialty

Architectural paintings were discovered during the last interior renovation in the church. There were at least six painted columns, which, however , were whitewashed again in consultation with the state monument protection .

Web links

Commons : St. Josef  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i kath-lauda-koenigshofen.de: St.Josef_Marbach . Online at kath-lauda-koenigshofen.de. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ LEO-BW.de: (St.-Joseph-Strasse 1, Lauda-Königshofen) . Online at www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ taubertal.de: Marbach . Online at taubertal.de. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  4. ^ Deanery Tauberbischofsheim: Pastoral care units of the Deanery Tauberbischofsheim . Online at www.kath-dekanat-tbb.de. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ lauda-koenigshofen.de: Marbach_Kleines_Winzerdorf . Online at lauda-koenigshofen.de. Retrieved November 25, 2016.

Coordinates: 49 ° 33 ′ 56 "  N , 9 ° 43 ′ 30"  E