St. Michael (Tüntenhausen)

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Tüntenhausen, St. Michael

St. Michael is the Catholic church in the Freising district of Tüntenhausen . Since October 1, 2014, the Tüntenhausen Curate has been part of the Neustift Parish Association, which, in addition to Tüntenhausen, also includes Haindlfing , Marzling and St. Peter and Paul in Freising-Neustift. The former pilgrimage church is a protected monument and is included in the list of architectural monuments in Freising (monument number: D-1-78-124-280).

history

The church is located on the northern outskirts on a hill. The church was mentioned for the first time in the Konradin register from 1315. However, it and the associated cemetery are probably much older. The current nave dates from the 14th century. The original Gothic interior from this period was removed in the 17th century.

Furnishing

This late Gothic building (around 1400), which was renovated at the beginning of the 18th century, has a retracted vaulted choir and a hall-like vaulted nave. The building also has a small west porch with an aedicule portal. The tower stands on the south side, its basement floors have pointed arches. The baroque tower tower as an octagon is probably modeled on the Freising St. Georgs tower. The rich stucco ceiling in the choir and nave - delicate and vegetal - is attributed to Nikolaus Liechtenfurtner .

The three altarpieces in the east were made around 1660. That of the high altar was replaced in 1730 by the sculptures of St. Sebastian and Florian added, the top picture is by Johann Schreiber (1660). The northern side altar shows a Vesper picture and half-length figures of Saints in the cafeteria. Katharina and Barbara. The southern side altar has an excellent group of Anna selbdritt (around 1613), with half-figures of St. Josef and Joachim (18th century).

On the north wall of the nave - the destination of the local pilgrimage - is the elaborately designed Eberhard altar (2nd quarter of the 18th century), which is attributed to Franz Anton Mallet. Half-figures of St. Johann Nepomuk and Leonhard.

  • Entrance grille

  • Look at the altars

  • Main and side altars

  • Anna herself third in the southern side altar

  • Vespers in the north side altar

Local pilgrimage - St. Eberhard

Lore

The following facts are narrated about this saint:

  • Born in Tüntenhausen near Freising, died there in the 2nd half of the 14th century (?).
  • Devout shepherd who lived around 1300 and is said to have worked miracles during his lifetime. He moved to Munich with his flock of sheep.
  • The pilgrimage to the church of Tüntenhausen is documented for the first time in 1456.
  • Canonization: Eberhard was canonized in 1734.
  • Peasants took earth from Eberhard's grave and mixed it with the feed of sick animals; the healing power of this earth has been proven.
  • The grave has been closed since 1934, and his bones rest in the church.
  • He is a patron of shepherds and domestic animals.
  • The name means: strong as a boar

Since 1938 the bones of St. Eberhard have been resting in the Tüntenhauser Church in a glass shrine donated by Cardinal Michael Faulhaber from Munich . The original grave has been closed and the earth can no longer be removed.

Legends

As with many other saints, there is also St. Eberhard some legends:

  • Eberhard-Lärche: When Eberhard once stuck his shepherd's staff into the ground, a mighty tree grew out of it. Pilgrims collected the “leaves” from the larch and gave them to the cattle. (There is still a so-called Eberhard larch in Tüntenhausen today.)
  • Medicinal grave earth: The earth in which the saint rests becomes medicinal through contact with his bones.
  • Animal disease: It was the farmers in particular who developed a special relationship of trust with “their” patron. They asked the "saint" for them, for help when one of their animals became ill, or pleaded for protection from cattle diseases. But the farmers not only asked for Eberhard's assistance, they also secretly removed earth from the grave of the miraculous shepherd and mixed it with the feed of their sick animals. It is officially attested that the gray-white earth actually influenced the healing process for numerous sick animals.
  • Vows: If the first-born cow was in mortal danger when calving, the first calf was betrothed, and with poorer farmers the butter obtained first (probably the amount of money).

literature

Web links

Commons : St. Michael  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.helmut-zenz.de/hzmuenc3.html Helmut Zenz SDB: The most important diocesan saints and the most important pilgrimages in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising

Coordinates: 48 ° 25 '48 "  N , 11 ° 45' 4.6"  E