St. Michael (Waalhaupten)

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Filial church St. Michael, 2017
Bell tower
inner space

The Catholic branch church of St. Michael in Waalhaupten , a district of Waal in the Bavarian district of Ostallgäu , is a Gothic building from the first half of the 15th century that was renovated around 1700. The former parish church and today's cemetery church is dedicated to the Archangel Michael . Wall paintings from the early 16th century have been preserved in the church. The building is a protected monument .

architecture

In the northern corner of the choir stands the bell tower covered with a gable roof, the upper floors of which are divided by cloverleaf arch friezes. The bell storey is broken through on all four sides by a round-arched twin window.

The single nave nave has a simple field ceiling. The drawn-in, five-sided closed choir , to which a pointed choir arch leads, is covered by a ribbed vault. The western end of the nave is formed by a gallery that rests on wooden pillars and on which the organ is installed.

Murals

Wall paintings dating from around 1520 have been preserved in the northern nave. At the height of the gallery a gigantic Christophorus is depicted carrying the baby Jesus. In addition, scenes of the Passion can be seen in three rows one above the other . The paintings are interrupted by two windows that were later cut into the wall and the installation of the pulpit.

  • North wall of the nave

  • Wall painting

  • Wall painting

Furnishing

pulpit
  • The crucifix on the south side of the nave is dated around 1570/80.
  • The painting in the center of the wooden ceiling of the nave depicts the patron saint of the church, Archangel Michael. He is holding the flaming sword in his right hand and a chain in his left that is placed around the neck of the defeated Lucifer under his feet. The picture is dated to the first half of the 18th century.
  • The pulpit from stucco marble comes from the third quarter of the 18th century.
  • The five-part organ prospectus from the third quarter of the 18th century was installed in the parish church of Our Lady of Sorrows until 1880 .
  • The main altar and the two side altars are designed in the neo-Romanesque style.

  • archangel Michael

  • Interior and gallery

  • Organ prospectus

literature

Web links

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Coordinates: 47 ° 58 ′ 12.5 ″  N , 10 ° 48 ′ 1.7 ″  E