St. Leonhard (Fischhausen)
St. Leonhard is a Catholic branch and pilgrimage church in Fischhausen , a district of the Schliersee market in the Upper Bavarian district of Miesbach . It is a branch church of the parish of St. Josef in the neighboring district of Neuhaus . The church is consecrated to Saint Leonard of Limoges . In addition to its rich stucco decoration , it is known for the annual Leonhardi trip. It is a protected architectural monument .
history
The Leonhardskirche was built in 1651 to replace a previous Gothic chapel. The builders are Hans and Jörg Zwerger from Schliersee. The tower was built on a Gothic substructure from 1666 to 1668. The interior of the church (baroque altars and stucco decoration) lasted until 1671. It was not until 1773 that the sacristy was added to the south of the tower. In 1983 the church was repaired.
Location and architecture
St. Leonhard is located on federal road 307 about 700 meters southeast of the southern bank of the Schliersee. It does not have the usual easting of churches, but its axis points a few degrees beyond the southeast to the south. The church grounds are surrounded by a clapboard wall.
The main room is an elongated octagon , which is broadened by segment-arched transverse apses . The square tower has an octagonal pointed helmet. The entrance to the sacristy leads through the ground floor of the tower. Therefore, a semicircular outer tower is attached to reach the tower stairs. The church is accessed from the northwest side through a square entrance room. From here you can reach the organ gallery .
The roofs of the building are covered with wooden shingles, the plastered walls are painted light yellow and set off in white.
Although the shape of the tower is Gothic, the curved lines of the structure point to the early Bavarian Baroque . According to legend, Johann Baptist Zimmermann , who worked on St. Sixtus in Schliersee and thus knew St. Leonhard, was inspired by St. Leonhard to build his Wieskirche .
Furnishing
The main altar and the two side altars of the Leonhard Church show the classic baroque reredos with gold-adorned black frames made of imitation ebony . The middle panel of the main altar shows the intercession of St. Leonhard, flanked by statues of the "weather saints" John and Paul . The coronation of Mary is shown in the upper picture .
Main altar (2009)
Stucco decoration of the church ceiling (2009)
The left side altar contains an enthroned Mother of God. from around 1500, which probably comes from the previous chapel, and the right one is dedicated to the dragon slayer Georg .
The designs of the walls and vaults of the church, which were made by Schlierseer stucco masons, are extremely impressive. In addition to floral and geometric design elements, around a cross of Christ in the vault center, the figures of Mary and Anthony of Padua as well as those of angels are impressive . Some of them are colored.
The single manual organ dates from 1743.
Leonhardi trip
Every year on November 6th (Leonhard's Day) or the next Sunday, a solemn pilgrimage , the Leonhardifahrt, leads from the center of Schliersee (train station) along the Schliersee to the Leonhardskirche in Fischhausen. St. Leonhard is considered the patron saint of cattle, especially horses, in Bavaria. According to the old farmer's rule, "After all the hard work, honor the horses to Leonhardi", festively decorated horse-drawn carriages and riders in costume have formed the procession since the 17th century . After an outdoor service, the horses and the pilgrims are blessed.
literature
- Sixtus Lampl : Churches in Schliersee . Self-published, Valley 1994, p. 28-30 .
Web links
- St. Leonhard. In: Churches in Schliersee. Retrieved October 3, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sixtus Lampl: Churches in Schliersee p. 30
- ↑ Bavarian organ database. Retrieved October 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Leonhardi rides in the Tegernsee Schliersee Alpine region. Retrieved October 3, 2016 .
Coordinates: 47 ° 42 ′ 27.7 " N , 11 ° 52 ′ 25" E