St. Josef (Rhonard)

Chapel of St. Joseph

The Catholic Chapel of St. Josef is a listed church building in Rhonard , a district of the district town of Olpe in North Rhine-Westphalia .

History and architecture

The small half-timbered building with a three-sided choir closure and a roof turret was built from 1842 to 1845. The chapel was extensively renovated in 1973/74.

Furnishing

• The baroque pillar retable made of wood was acquired in Attendorn in 1843 and subsequently changed.
• The wooden Pietà dates from around 1460/1470.

literature

• Georg Dehio , under the scientific direction of Ursula Quednau: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. North Rhine-Westphalia II Westphalia . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2

Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 49 ″  N , 7 ° 53 ′ 1 ″  E