St. Martin (Syrgenstein-Staufen)
The Catholic parish church of St. Martin in Staufen , a district of the municipality of Syrgenstein in the district of Dillingen an der Donau in the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia , was built at the end of the 19th century on the site of previous buildings that go back to Franconian times.
history
The old church, consecrated to St. Martin of Tours , probably belonged to a Frankish imperial estate . The Reformation was introduced under Count Palatine Ottheinrich in 1552 and Staufen remained Protestant until 1616. After the re-Catholicization , the parish was also looked after by the pastor of Zöschingen until 1655 . In 1879 the church tower had to be demolished because it was dilapidated and in 1892 the church was demolished. In 1892/93, the present-day church was built in neo -Gothic style according to the plans of the builder Steiff from Giengen .
During the construction work one discovered a Romanesque leaf chalice capital , the base stone of a Corinthian column base , remains of a Gothic altar, parts of a wall painting and a pointed arch with the year 1618. The old church was probably extended or renewed in that year.
architecture
In the northern corner of the choir rises the tower, which is covered with a pointed helmet . The penultimate floor is broken up by ogival sound arcades . On the top floor, circular glare fields alternate with round windows.
The nave has a single nave . A pointed arched choir arch opens to the recessed, polygonal choir , which, like the nave, is covered by a neo-Gothic cross - ribbed vault. The western end is formed by a gallery resting on four wooden posts with a wood-carved parapet .
In the western vestibule of the church there are epitaphs with the coats of arms of the von Westerstetten and von Syrgenstein families.
Leaded glass window
The walls of the choir and nave are pierced by large pointed arch windows. The lead glass windows in the choir represent the patron saint of the church, Saint Martin , and the patron saint of the Augsburg diocese , Saint Ulrich . The windows in the nave are decorated with flowers and leaves.
Furnishing
- The wooden sculpture of Our Lady on the north side altar dates from 1480 and is attributed to a Swabian workshop.
- The crucifix under the choir arch is dated to the first half of the 18th century.
literature
- Werner Meyer (arrangement): The art monuments of the district of Dillingen on the Danube . In: The art monuments of Bavaria. The art monuments of Swabia. Vol. VII. District of Dillingen on the Danube . Munich 1972, ISBN 3-486-43541-8 , Munich 1972, pp. 868-870.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 39 ′ 20.2 ″ N , 10 ° 16 ′ 46.5 ″ E