St. Maria (Scheuer)
The Roman Catholic pilgrimage and exposure church of St. Maria (also called Beatae Mariae Virginis or Beata Maria Virgo) in Scheuer , a district of the municipality of Mintraching in the Upper Palatinate district of Regensburg , is a baroque hall building that was built in the 15th century. The east-facing church building has a retracted choir and a choir-flank tower with an onion dome , which is marked with the year "1461".
history
The church was first mentioned in 1438. The Gothic building was probably originally dedicated to the Holy Cross . Construction activity was recorded in 1461, suggesting renovation or expansion. According to the registry of 1665, she fell victim to fires in the Thirty Years' War in 1633/34. The damage was not repaired until 1684. Around 1688 the church became a pilgrimage church of Mary . In the 18th century the church was completely renovated and from 1722 to 1726 it was redesigned in the Baroque style. Between 1981 and 1986 the interior was extensively renovated, and between 2002 and 2003 the roof structure and the exterior were renovated.
Furnishing
The baroque high altar, made between 1753 and 1757 by a Stadtamhof craftsman, characterizes the interior of the church. In the center of the altar is the statue of the Virgin Mary attributed to Hans Leinberger , as well as the cross on the left side of the chancel.
The side altars were made in the Neo-Rococo style by the Regensburg sculptor Schreiner between 1900 and 1902 . The chancel is characterized by the choir stalls, the communion bench, which was restored in 1986, and the people's altar from 1974.
On the wall of the room are pictures of the apostles Peter, Andrew, Matthias, Thomas, Johannes, James the Elder, Matthew, Philip, Judas Thaddäus, James the Younger, Bartholomäus and Simon .
The ceiling of the nave contains very vivid stucco work from 1760 by Franz Höflmayer with the following motifs: lilies and roses, sunflower – snake – dried vine, snake with apple, tree of life – flaming sword, the Holy Spirit with his grace, the Holy Spirit with his gifts, crown and scepter, the three divine virtues: faith, hope, love, a rose bush and the tree of life .
Ceiling and wall paintings from 1760/61 by Martin Speer show Esther before Ahasuerus and other Old Testament models, the intercession of the Mother of God in the nave and the homage to the Mother of God through the continent in the choir.
The other grisaille pictures on the walls are a sermon of faith in imagery. Pictures of the history of God's people show the close relationship between the Old and the New Testament : The woman clothed with the sun , the expulsion from paradise , Mary with Jesus , signs of hope - renewal of the world in Noah , Mary conquers the dragon her son , Judith with the head of Holofernes , Mary saves us through gifts of grace , The daughter of Pharaoh saves the life of young Moses , The Annunciation of the Lord - the burning bush , Mary intercedes with her son for the ecclesiastical and secular classes, for Poor and sick one .
organ
As early as 1866 there was an organ that was classified as very poor. Therefore, Anton Ehrlich from Straubing built a new instrument with the same number of registers as in the previous instrument . The organ was repaired in 1898, rebuilt in 1974 by Weise and restored in 1978 by the Rickert company in Regensburg. During this restoration, the modifications made in 1974 were reversed and the prospectus was again provided with tin pipes . The instrument has the following disposition :
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Outdoor area
The church is surrounded by a cemetery , the walling of which dates from the 18th century and, like the church building, is a listed building.
Web links
- Website of the Scheuer branch
- Description of the Scheuer pilgrimage church on the Regensburg district website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Christian Kölbl: Pilgrimage Church of Beata Maria Virgo, Scheuer. Morsbach, Regensburg 2015. ISBN 978-3-937527-88-8 .
- ^ Eberhard Kraus: Historical organs in the Upper Palatinate . Schnell and Steiner, Munich 1990. ISBN 3-7954-0387-1 . P. 290.
Coordinates: 48 ° 56 '30.7 " N , 12 ° 13' 0.6" E