St. Mauritius (Ebersmunster)
The three-towered former abbey church of St. Mauritius ( French : Abbatiale Saint-Maurice ) is the main attraction in the village of Ebersmünster near Schlettstadt . The church, which was completed in 1727 and the work of the Vorarlberg architect Peter Thumb , is considered to be one of the most beautiful baroque churches in eastern France.
history
St. Mauritius von Ebersmünster was built as the church of the now dissolved Benedictine Abbey Ebersmünster , which dates back to the 7th century and was one of the oldest abbeys in Alsace.
description
Today's building follows the Vorarlberg cathedral scheme , which was implemented by the builders of the Auer Zuft in many church buildings in southern Germany and the neighboring regions to the south. Mostly Peter Thumb is named as the builder, but there are indications that the building, despite his involvement, is mainly to be attributed to Franz Beer von Bleichten , like Thumb, who also comes from Au (Vorarlberg) .
The building is divided into a rectangular three-bay nave , a barely cantilevered transept and the connecting choir with a semicircular end. The strict but strongly structured double tower facade in the west dominates the building, which goes back to a previous building from the 17th century. The top of the facade is crowned by a statue of the Madonna. In the uppermost gable field there is a statue of the church patron St. Mauritius in a conche . A third tower on the eastern head of the choir, called Tour des païens (Heidenturm), which is almost as high as the two facade towers, is rather unusual . The towers are covered with onion domes with lanterns on top. At the east tower there is a passage below the hood.
To the north of the church building are the former convent buildings .
The interior, which is rather simple, is matched by a splendid interior design and furnishings. This is in large part the work of Tyrolean artists: the ceiling painting depicting the Mauritius- and Benedict -Legende, by Josef Mattes (nave) and Joseph Mages (choir, transept crossing), and the choir stalls and confessionals were made by Tyrolean artists. But also Alsatians were involved in the design of the bright and colorful interior: The expressive Samson of the pulpit (compare also St. Georg in Schlettstadt ) is attributed to Clemens Winterhalder ; the pulpit itself is more recent. The mighty high altar comes from Jean-Léonard Meyer from Schlettstadt. The other altars are works by Anton von Wihl from Schlettstadt and Anton Ketterer from Colmar .
Dimensions
- External length: 68.90 meters
- External width of the facade: 25 meters
- Inner length: 56.80 meters
- Inner width of the nave: 19.90 meters
- Internal width of the choir: 12.30 meters
- Interior height of the central nave: 19.30 meters
- Interior height of the choir: 16.30 meters
- Height of the facade towers: 47.80 meters
- Height of the choir tower: 44.70 meters
Construction work
In 2004 cracks were found in the walls of the rear tower (called Tour des païens , Heidenturm). Checks showed that the foundations no longer supported the tower sufficiently and that it was threatened with collapse in the medium term. In 2007 the municipal administration temporarily attached steel girders to the tower as external supports. After a lengthy cost calculation and allocation to the state, region, department and municipality, construction work began on January 29, 2009 for the permanent consolidation and restoration of the tower, which was completed in 2010.
Silbermann organ
In the church there is also an organ built by Andreas Silbermann between 1730 and 1732 , which is one of the best-preserved works by the famous organ builder . It was restored 1997–1999 by Gaston Kern , Yves Koenig (case and color frame) and Richard Dott (locks and metal fittings). The instrument has 29 registers on 3 manuals and a pedal . The Echowerk with a shortened range is worth mentioning .
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- Pairing : I / II
Every year from May to July, a series of concerts is held in the abbey church, Les Heures Musicales d'Ebersmunster , the proceeds of which go towards the restoration of the church.
Bells
The former monastery church has a four-part bell:
| No. | volume | Caster | Place and year of casting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | d ' | Honoré Perrin-Martin | Lorraine 1866 |
| 2 | e ' | Causard | Colmar 1957 |
| 3 | G' | Causard | Colmar 1929 |
| 4th | H' | Karlsruhe bell foundry | Karlsruhe 199? |
Furnishing
- Pulpit (Ebersmunster)
- Confessionals (Ebersmunster)
- Church pews (Ebersmunster)
- Choir stalls (Ebersmunster)
literature
- HB Art Guide Strasbourg - Colmar - Alsace . 1986, ISBN 3-616-06560-8 , corrected ISBN 3-616-06520-8 .
- Roger Lehni: The abbey church of Ebersmünster . Editions Mage, Drancy 1986.
- Jean Philippe Meyer: L'ancienne église abbatiale romane d'Ebersmunster en Alsace (XII e siècle) . In: INSITU. Zeitschrift für Architekturgeschichte 7 (1/2015), pp. 5–20.
- Paul Smets : Organ Monographs 10 - The organ works of the abbeys of Maursmünster and Ebersmünster . Rheingold-Verlag, Mainz 1956.
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Dorothée Eggenberger-Billerbeck, The former Benedictine church Ebersmünster. A contribution to Vorarlberg baroque architecture (dissertation). Haguenau 1974 (Societé de l'Église d'Alsace)
- ↑ Jürgen Weyers: The dust from 60 years. On the history and restoration of the Andreas Silbermann organ in Ebersmünster. In: Organ international. Journal for organ building and organ music. Issue 1999/3. Pp. 208-212.
- ↑ More information on the organ ( Memento of the original from June 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://decouverte.orgue.free.fr/orgues/ebersmun.htm , viewed on April 17, 2020.
- ↑ Source: youtube - bells of the abbey church St. Mauritius in Ebersmunster
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ′ 39.5 ″ N , 7 ° 31 ′ 37 ″ E