St. Kathrein in the saddle
St. Kathrein in der Scharte , also St. Katharina in der Scharte , is a church in Avelengo ( South Tyrol ) from the 13th century, which was consecrated to St. Catherine of Alexandria .
Due to its exposed location, it is a popular postcard motif and can be seen far in the Burgrave Office around Merano .
history
The current church was probably built in four phases.
According to tradition, a previous building burned out in 1202, whereupon it was decided to build a new Romanesque nave in the form of a hall church . This was consecrated in 1251 by the Tridentine bishop Egno of Eppan .
In the 15th century, the current Gothic choir with ribbed vaults and polygonal closure, which was consecrated in 1452, was added to the nave . The massive four-story tower also dates from the same period .
In the 16th century the lower Romanesque nave was raised to the height of the choir vault. The church received a new roof structure . The height of the old roof structure can be traced using a construction seam on the west gable.
The current vestibule of the church comes from historicism around 1900.
In the years from 1982 to 1984 and 1999 the church was extensively renovated.
Furnishing
In the vestibule, frescoes from the early 15th century can be seen. They show scenes from the life of St. Catherine.
The interior of the church is kept simple in white. At the triumphal arch are two baroque figures of St. Florian (left) and Rochus (right).
On the south wall of the nave is a Renaissance altar with a sculpture of St. Sebastian in the center , framed by other saints and putti .
Opposite this altar hangs the pulpit, probably also from the Renaissance .
The choir is dominated by a late Gothic winged altar from the 15th century. In the center of the shrine is a figure of St. Catherine, by John the Baptist and St. Maria Magdalena is framed. The wings show reliefs of the hll. Georg (left) and Martin (right). In conversation Enge is a Madonna between two other saints.
organ
The organ of the church was built in 2005 by the organ builder Oswald Kaufmann ( Deutschnofen ). The instrument has six registers on a manual and pedal . The playing and stop actions are mechanical.
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literature
- Cornelia Oelwein: Preserved treasures in Tyrol. Volume 2. Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2014, ISBN 978-3-7022-3341-9 , pp. 26-29.
Web links
- Entry in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office
- Description of the church
Individual evidence
- ^ New organ Kathrein / Hafling, 2005. In: orgelbau-kaufmann.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018 .
Coordinates: 46 ° 38 ′ 52.7 " N , 11 ° 12 ′ 31.4" E