St. Mary (shouting)

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St. Maria in Rufen, Kammlach parish

The Roman Catholic Chapel of St. Maria in Rufen , a district of the Upper Swabian Kammlach in the district of Unterallgäu , Bavaria , was built in 1857 to replace a previous, dilapidated chapel. The chapel is a listed building. The chapel was inaugurated on July 2, 1857 by dean and pastor Johann Michael Ritz from Mindelheim . The construction was carried out by master carpenter Hiemer from Erkheim . In 1880 the chapel received a mass license . The chapel was renovated several times, for example in 1884, 1920 and 1949.

Building description

The small church building is a simple neo-Gothic building. The interior with pointed arched windows has a flat ceiling and is closed on three sides. There is a pointed arch door on the south side. The eaves cornice and the sloping gable are profiled on the outside. A roof turret with a square base is attached over the south gable. This protrudes forward on three profiled consoles and has an octagonal top. It is finished with a pointed helmet .

Interior

Altar of St. Mary, calling

The wooden altar was created in 1857 by carpenter Beck from Erkheim. It is built up in the form of a two-column round arched pedicle. In the center the altarpiece shows the Visitation of the Virgin Mary by Joseph Kober from Göggingen . There are two kneeling angel statuettes in the cafeteria . The wooden figures come from the middle of the 18th century. On the antependium are three modern paintings with the scenes of the Annunciation , the Crucifixion of Christ and the Entombment of Christ .

The wooden crucifix dates from the middle of the 16th century.

literature

  • Heinrich Habel: Mindelheim district - Bavarian art monuments . Ed .: Torsten Gebhard, Anton Res. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1971, p. 416 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation: Entry D-7-78-180-9

Coordinates: 48 ° 1 '24.4 "  N , 10 ° 23' 33.2"  E