St. Martin (Wörnitzstein)

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Church of St. Martin in Wörnitzstein
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The Catholic parish church of St. Martin in Wörnitzstein , a district of Donauwörth in the Donau-Ries district ( Bavaria ), was built at the end of the 17th century. The building at Graf-Hartmann-Straße 19 is a protected architectural monument .

description

The choir of St. Martin consecrated church was built around the 1690th In 1737, after the old nave was demolished, the current one was rebuilt. On October 12, 1743 the church was consecrated. The roof turret with octagon and onion hood was renewed in 1961/62. The flat-roofed hall church has a drawn-in, three-sided closed choir with a stab cap barrel . Above the portal on the west gable is the coat of arms of Abbot Rogerius II. Friesl, who headed the Kaisheim monastery from 1723 to 1739 . For a long time the monastery held the church patronage in Wörnitzstein.

Coat of arms of Abbot Rogerius II above the west portal

Furnishing

The stucco and the frescoes are from 1922. The Stations of the Cross were created in 1780 by F. Stiber (marked on the 13th station). The altars and the pulpit were built around 1897. In the left side altar there is a figure of Our Lady from 1483.

See also

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Diocese of Augsburg

Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '58.4 "  N , 10 ° 43' 1.7"  E