St. Michael (Mering)
The Catholic parish church of St. Michael is dedicated to the Archangel Michael and, together with the remains of the former cemetery fortifications, forms a historical ensemble above the market square of Mering in the Aichach-Friedberg district in Swabia . The baroque hall building was painted in the 18th century by Ignaz Baldauf and received a representative altar decoration.
history
The substructure of the tower and the choir go back to the previous Gothic church . From 1739 the community began to build the new nave. The designs came from Johann Baptist Gunetzrhainer and Joseph Effner . Giovanni Antonio Viscardi had recommended demolishing the old nave as early as 1681 . In 1731 Johann Baptist Gunetzrhainer agreed with this opinion.
The electoral building permit of February 3, 1734 was connected with the promise of a grant of 2500 guilders . Gunetzrhainer only submitted a plan and cost estimate two years later. At the same time, Joseph Effner was brought in as a consultant.
On May 8, 1739, the community complained in writing about the collapse of part of the wooden ceiling of the old church. The demolition work on the nave began on July 10th. The actual start of construction was scheduled for July 19th by Effner. The “old pea” should be torn down by autumn and the shell should be ready “so that the holy gods can be held throughout the winter”.
The Elector Karl Albrecht funded the project out with another 3,000 guilders. The foundation stone of the new nave was laid on August 23. Originally a wooden vault was planned. However, on September 17, Effner was instructed to calculate the foundations on a solid vault.
On March 14, 1740, the Meringer nurse was able to report that the building had "already really come under the roof".
Then the old choir was raised and the vaults pulled in. The progress of construction prompted the elector to give another 2,000 guilders. The shell was completed on September 16, 1741.
The furnishing of the parish church dragged on until 1779, when the Augsburg court painter Ignaz Baldauf began to paint the interior of the church.
The preserved spire was built in 1823. The octagon above the old tower stump was built together with the nave.
The interior was first repaired in 1844/45. Further renovations were carried out in 1911/12 and 1951/52. The last comprehensive renovation of the parish church began in 1978 under Pastor Kurt Engelhard. In 1980 these measures ended. Investigations in October 2011 revealed an acute risk of the ceiling collapsing, whereupon the church had to be temporarily closed. The extensive renovation work was completed at the end of 2015.
description
The church stands on a hill above the market square and, together with the gate construction of the former cemetery fortifications and the sacristan's house, forms a "traditional island" in the rather suburban townscape. The historical ensemble was disrupted in 2001 by the demolition of the "Knittelhaus" on the main street.
The simple hall building with its attached side chapels is surmounted by a high tower on a square base in the northern corner of the choir. The attached octagon has a curved copper dome with a lantern. The nave and choir are covered by a shared gable roof.
inner space
The interior appears rather early classicist sober. The two-storey organ gallery forms the western end. The two chapel rooms open to the side. The walls of the nave are structured by stucco pilasters and spanned by a pressed barrel vault with stitch caps. The transition to the choir is provided by sloping wall surfaces in front of which the side altars stand. A flat pendentive dome supports the choir fresco above the presbytery .
The frescoes created Ignaz Baldauf in 1779. In the choir the worship of the Lamb is shown. The gusset cartridges with the church fathers were renewed in 1854 ( Liberat Hundertpfund ). In the picture on the north wall you can see Esther before Ahasver.
The large fresco in the nave shows the triumphant and quarreling church. The "Ecclesia militans" is symbolized by the depiction of the sea battle of Lepanto (1571). The devil is trying to capsize the church ship. Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon hide behind a saber-wielding Turk when they are attacked by an angel with lightning bolts.
The "Ecclesia triumphans" symbolized representations of the Holy Trinity, God the Father and St. Mary with the child. The baby Jesus is worshiped by the three kings and the shepherds. The four evangelists sit on dark clouds, King David plays on his harp. Numerous other figures complement the composition. One recognizes Adam and Eve , Abraham and Isaac as well as Moses and Aaron . In the framing cartouches, allegories of the four continents can be seen. What is striking is the complete abandonment of stucco work , which has been replaced by economical grisaille paintings.
Altars
The high altar was built around 1745/50. Inclined double columns flank the exchangeable altar panel with the depiction of the fall of Lucifer by St. Michael (attribution to Wenzeslaus Franz Leopold Pricz ). In the extract (essay), God the Father is enthroned above the Bavarian coat of arms, which is held by putti . Two apostles Johann Luidl (around 1740/41) are placed between the columns. St. Paul is represented with a book and a sword, St. Peter is holding a key.
The new folk altar made of Verona marble was built in 1980 according to the decisions of the 2nd Vatican Council. Seven simple columns support the convex altar plate.
The two side altars were created at the same time as the high altar. These are conventional, double-column structures with painted altar leaves. Around 1755, the Weilheim sculptor Franz Xaver Schmädl added two pairs of sculptures. The left side altar (Last Supper altar) carries the sculptures of St. Sebastian and Georg. The altar panel shows the Lord's Supper with angels floating down. In the extract one recognizes the donkey miracle of St. Antony.
At the rosary altar are St. Anna and St. Joachim. In the main painting, Mary donates to St. Dominikus the rosary. (WFL Pricz). In the excerpt, St. Catherine of Alexandria .
The northern nave chapel contains one dedicated to St. Rococo altar consecrated to Franz von Paola (around 1760). Instead of columns, rocailles support the structure. The vision of the saint can be seen on the altar sheet ( Johann Georg Wolcker , 1746). Slender angel sculptures stand to the side, and graceful putti sit on the entablature.
The Josef altar in the right chapel is originally from around 1740, but was changed around 1911. In front of the side pillars of the conventional structure there are again angel figures. The main painting comes from the circle of the Munich court painter Johann Andreas Wolff (1652–1716) and shows Joseph, surrounded by flowers, carrying the baby Jesus.
Other equipment
The pulpit was made around 1750/60. On the cover is St. Augustine ( Johann Luidl ) in the gilded bishop's robe.
Johann Luidl also wrote the cycle of apostles on the walls and the gallery. Except for St. Matthew still complete, Peter and Paul stand at the high altar. However, Luidl does not achieve the mastery of his better-known father Lorenz Luidl , whose role model is evident everywhere. There are comparable cycles of the apostles in Kissing and Schmiechen nearby .
The late Gothic Mother of God under the gallery was built around 1500.
The remarkable red marble epitaph (marked 1482) of the Meringer caretaker Erasmus Diepperskircher in the open north porch also comes from the previous church. The knight kneels with his wife praying in front of the viewer.
organ
The St. Michael organ was built in 2007 by the organ builder Johannes Rohlf (Neubulach / Calw). The purely mechanical instrument has 31 sounding registers (including an alternating loop register) on three manuals and a pedal.
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Pairing :
- Normal coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
- Super octave coupling: III / P
- Secondary register: Cymbelstern
Bells
St. Michael has six bells ringing: a new bell with the denomination f sharp 'from the Rincker bell foundry from Sinn (Hessen) and five older bells with the chimes h, e', g sharp ', b' and c sharp ”.
literature
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments . Bavaria III: Swabia. Editors: Bruno Bushart , Georg Paula . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 1989.
- Maria Kretschmer: Building materials, craftsmen and construction work for the new building of the Meringer parish church 1739–1741. The building invoice from 1747. In: Altbayern in Schwaben. Yearbook for History and Culture 2002. Aichach 2002, ISBN 3-9802017-5-9 .
- Norbert Lieb: City parish church St. Michael Mering. Munich 1939.
- Parish Church of Sankt Michael Mering. Consider tradition - experience the present - shape the future. Mering 1996.
Individual evidence
- ^ Diocese of Augsburg
- ↑ http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/friedberg/Sankt-Michael-ist-akut-einsturzgefaehrdet-id17165081.html
- ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine: After the church renovation there is plenty of room for culture. In: Augsburger Allgemeine. Retrieved June 21, 2016 .
- ↑ More information about the Rohlf organ (PDF; 58 kB)
Web links
- Official website of the parish of St. Michael Mering: www.mitten-in-mering.de
Coordinates: 48 ° 16 ′ 4 " N , 10 ° 59 ′ 18.7" E