St. Mauritius (Oberhausen near Peißenberg)

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Parish Church of St. Mauritius
Bell tower

The Catholic parish church of St. Mauritius in Oberhausen (near Peißenberg) , a parish in the Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau , is essentially a Gothic building from the 15th century, which was renovated in the Baroque style in the 17th century and replaced at the beginning of the 20th century . Century was extended.

history

The first church was built in Oberhausen in the 11th century. The new Gothic building was consecrated in 1420. The current church was started in 1684 under the Huglfingen master mason Michael Mägele and consecrated in 1686. The tower substructure and probably also the choir walls were integrated into the new church. In 1712 the tower was raised to include the tower with its bevelled corners and elongated Welsch hood . In 1902 the church was expanded to the west, and a large sign in the neo- baroque style was added on the south side .

architecture

In the southern corner of the choir rises the bell tower with its square base from the Gothic period. The upper tower is richly structured by cornices and dazzling fields and is broken through by numerous openings and coupled sound arcades . The nave , a hall building with a simple west gallery , is illuminated from windows rounded at the top and bottom. The drafted choir closes with a five-eighth closing . The choir and nave are covered by barrels of stab cap.

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Ceiling frescoes

The needle cap barrels are decorated with frescoes by Johann Sebastian Troger . They are marked with the year 1784 and depict scenes from the legend of St. Mauritius , the patron saint of the church. In the choir the glory of the saint is depicted, in the nave his interrogation and his martyrdom.

Furnishing

pulpit
  • The high altar was created in 1731 by Balthasar Zwinck the Younger. The side figures depict St. Catherine and St. Ursula . The altar panel with the depiction of St. Mauritius is marked with 1902.
  • The pulpit is dated around 1678.
  • The reliefs of the apostles on the gallery parapet date from the late 18th century.

literature

Web links

Commons : St. Mauritius  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Diocese of Augsburg

Coordinates: 47 ° 46 ′ 32.4 "  N , 11 ° 7 ′ 47.3"  E