St. Martin (Schainbach)
The Catholic branch church St. Martin in Schainbach , district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in the Bavarian administrative district of Upper Bavaria , is originally a medieval choir tower church .
history
The church in Schainbach in the diocese of Augsburg was first mentioned in 1329. In 1382 the previously independent parish of Schainbach was merged with the parish of Walda . The late Gothic church was changed at the beginning of the 18th century (choir arch, window and presumably present sacristy) and is furnished in a baroque style. From the 15th century until secularization, St. Martin was a pilgrimage church.
An extensive renovation of the church at a cost of 570,000 euros took place from 2008 to 2018. The roof structure, which dates back to the 15th century, and the tower beams, built as a medieval St. Andrew's cross construction , could be preserved; ailing parts were replaced by new wood. The building is entered in the list of monuments.
The high altar
The four-column main altar with its figural decorations was created around 1730. However, the associated (central) carving group with St. Martin and the beggar was allegedly lost in the 19th century. It was replaced by a classical altarpiece with the same motif, created by the Lauingen artist Johann Thurner (year varies: 1861/1864).
Side altars
Both side altars have four columns and date from around 1730, including the figurative decorations. In the niche of the north side altar there is a carved figure of Johannes Nepomuk , in the extract there is a depiction of Anna , Jesus' grandmother. In the niche of the south side altar, “ Mary of Victory ” is depicted (Mother of God on the globe with a snake, in whose throat the baby Jesus sticks with his cross).
Piece
The frame stucco in the choir and nave (around 1715) consists of strips and leaves, in the fields the old ceiling paintings are supposedly still under the whitewash. In the intermediate fields and in the throat of the choir vault are light acanthus spirals and stucco moldings in the reveals of the choir windows.
Pulpit and wooden figure
The core of the simple polygonal body of the pulpit is from the 17th century with later changes. The evangelist pictures are more recent. The furnishings include a larger than life crucifix (around 1700) with the Mother of Sorrows.
Bell cage and peal
The belfry is from 1777, as evidenced by an inscription. A special feature is that the church has no electric bells. The only bell is still rung by hand.
literature
- Andrea Hammerl in Catholic Sunday newspaper, Diocese of Augsburg from 21./22. July 2018, p. 19.
- Adam Horn and Werner Meyer : The art monuments of Bavaria , VII. Swabia, Volume 5: City and district of Neuburg on the Danube . 1958, ISBN 3-486-50516-5
Coordinates: 48 ° 36 ′ 44.6 ″ N , 11 ° 6 ′ 10.4 ″ E