St. Michael (Bayerdilling)
The Catholic parish church of St. Michael in the Rainer district of Bayerdilling , district of Donau-Ries in the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia , is essentially a late Baroque building from 1747.
Building history
The location on the mountain, the patronage and a certificate dated July 4th, 1257 bear witness to the old age of the parish and the Michaels-Kirche Bayerdilling. Today's house of God consists essentially of three parts. The retracted, three-sided closed choir from the 15th century with its buttresses (outside) has been preserved from the Gothic . The nave was restored in 1747, the tower is from 1873/74.
The ship and tower of the previous church were burned down in July 1704 ( War of the Spanish Succession ) when enemy troops devastated large parts of the Electorate of Bavaria after the Battle of Schellenberg (near Donauwörth ) in order to force Elector Max Emanuel to the negotiating table. The entire judicial district of Rain suffered immense damage due to its location in the northwest corner of Upper Bavaria, and the neighboring rectory was also destroyed (rebuilt in 1720). Since Bayerdilling was a closed Hofmark , the Cistercian convent Niederschönenfeld rebuilt the nave as landlord. Since the secularization of 1803, the state is responsible for building the building, while the establishment is the responsibility of the church foundation. Instead of the simple gallery, a double gallery was built in 1843 to create additional spaces. The upper part of the church tower collapsed on the night of October 26th to 27th, 1870. The entire tower was renewed in neo-Romanesque forms in 1873/74, the spire is from 1931. The church in the walled cemetery, including its furnishings, is entered in the list of monuments.
Altars
Both the high and side altars were created around 1740 and each have four pillars. The painting of the high altar shows the Archangel Michael with his victory over the devil . The picture is flanked by sculptures of Joseph with the baby Jesus and John the Baptist , a Christ monogram in a halo and balls of clouds crowns the altar. On the north side altar, Mary and the baby Jesus are flanked by the helpers Katharina and Barbara (each with wooden figures), in the excerpt a Marian monogram crowns the altar. A wooden figure of Johannes Nepomuk (around 1800) stands in the center of the south side altar, with the Jesuit saints Ignatius and Franz Xavier on the side ; God the Father, surrounded by angels, watches over everything.
Ceiling painting
The frescoes were created by the Augsburg painter Johann Georg Lederer in 1747, and the signature can be found on the depiction of Bayerdilling Palace, which was largely covered by the organ today. The main picture in the choir shows the Maria Immaculate , in the nave Lederer created a representation of the Whitsun event and in the center the appearance of the Archangel Michael on the Gargano . The cycle of pictures includes other symbols of the Christian church (including Michael with the balance of the soul ) and medallions with the four original doctors of the Latin church: Hieronymus , Ambrosius , Augustine and Pope Gregory . Above the choir arch, Lederer documented the reconstruction of the nave with the Roman year 1747, the coat of arms of the 30th abbess of the Niederschönenfeld monastery, Bernharda von Donnersperg (1745–1748), during whose time in office the construction was completed, as well as a coat of arms with the Assumption of Mary , the patronage of the abbey.
Further equipment
The figure decorations include a very good, life-size crucifix (around 1490), sculptures of the apostles Peter , Paul , Philip and James as well as the Saints Sebastian , Aloysius and Florian . There are also Sacred Heart and Heart of Mary depictions and guardian angels. Statuettes of Christ and the four evangelists can be seen between the corner pillars of the polygonal pulpit . Two classical processional poles have also been preserved, the oval medallion images show the Immaculate (Aloisius on the reverse) and the weather saints John and Paul (on the reverse Franz Xavier). The church also hides a set relief Way of the Cross and the memorial plaque for the fallen of the First World War . The present organ was purchased in 1932. The ringing consists of a Marienglocke from 1742 (cast in 1963), a Sebastian bell (1921) and a Joseph, Fallen and Trinity bell (all from 1949).
Pietà
For a niche outside on the south wall of the choir, the Munich sculptor Sebastian Osterrieder created a larger than life Pietà in stone in 1910 , with a painting of the city of Jerusalem behind it .
Web links
• Adam Horn and Werner Meyer : The art monuments of the city and district of Neuburg an der Donau, pages 355–358, ISBN 3-486-50516-5
• Church leader 1987 by Adalbert Riehl , accessed December 1, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monumenta Boica , XVI. Volume, page 272, digital
- ↑ The side altars were redesigned as described in the late 20th century; The description in the Kunstdenkmälerband from 1958 is no longer applicable with regard to the location of the sculptures.
Coordinates: 48 ° 39 ′ 13.4 " N , 10 ° 57 ′ 37.5" E