St. Maria Magdalena (Greggenhofen)
The Roman Catholic Chapel of St. Maria Magdalena is located in Greggenhofen, a district of Rettenberg in the Oberallgäu district with around 130 inhabitants .
history
On November 22nd, 1746, the altar conscription takes place in the former chapel by Johann Jakob, Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg . In 1817 (according to other sources, 1815) the new chapel was built by three local farmers. In 1872 the chapel was partly demolished. In 1890 the chapel received a roof turret . In 1912 the interior was thoroughly renovated with an alteration of the altar. In 1960 another painting was made. During a parish visit, the then Auxiliary Bishop Manfred Müller paid a visit to the chapel in January 1976. Between 1983 and 1985 the chapel foundations were thoroughly renovated. A professional church painter took over the renovation of the interior of the chapel with Art Nouveau elements .
Chapel inventory
- The altar dates from 1817.
- The tabernacle relief was created on the occasion of the renovation in 1912.
- The altar panel shows the chapel patron Mary Magdalene at the anointing of Jesus. It dates from around 1800 and was made by the painter and sculptor Nikolaus Weiß , a member of the famous Rettenberg family of artists.
- The altar sheet is assisted by two statuettes, also made before 1800, depicting St. Afra and St. Ulrich.
- The two oil paintings from the late 18th century depict St. Joachim with a staff and a pair of lovebirds on the left of the altar and St. Josef with a lily and a plan showing the Franciscan convent of St. Anna in Lenzfried in Kempten on the right.
- The wooden sculptures from the 18th century depict St. Johann Nepomuk and the Madonna. Mother Anna, the oldest sculpture, dates from 1515 and is attributed to Ivo Strigel's artist workshop .
- The crucifix, made around 1730, was made in the manner of Johann Erdt.
- The bell, which weighs around 52 kg, originally comes from the parish church in Lenzfried and shows a representation of Jesus on the cross with his mother Mary and the apostle John. Since 2002, the ringing has been done by an electric bell.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Church art guide Untermaiselstein by Dr. theol. phil. Wilhelm Sahner, teacher and teacher of religion
Coordinates: 47 ° 34 ′ 14.6 ″ N , 10 ° 16 ′ 5.5 ″ E