St. Paulus (Innsbruck)

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State Memorial Church of St. Paul (2011)

The State Memorial Church of St. Paul , often just called Pauluskirche , is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Innsbruck district of Reichenau . It was built from 1959 to 1960 and is dedicated to the Apostle Paul  .

history

Due to the population increase and the resulting housing shortage in Innsbruck after the Second World War, a new district for over 10,000 residents was built in Reichenau from 1952. In 1954, an emergency church was set up in a former magazine barrack of the abandoned municipal building yard in Pradler Saggen on the edge of the new residential area, which was consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary . To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Tyrolean struggle for freedom of 1809 and the silver jubilee of Bishop Paulus Rusch as a priest , the state of Tyrol set up a foundation called the Tyrolean State Memorial Church of St. Paulus. In addition to the 2 million schillings in the country, 800,000 schillings came from donations from the population.

In the presence of the state government under Governor Hans Tschiggfrey , Bishop Rusch laid the foundation stone for the new church on April 9, 1959. In February 1960 the first celebration was celebrated and the tower cross was consecrated. On November 26th and 27th, 1960, Bishop Rusch consecrated the church inside and out. On January 1, 1961, St. Paulus was elevated to the status of an independent parish, which was formed from parts of the parishes of Pradl , Neupradl and Dreiheiligen. The parish of St. Pirmin in the south of Reichenau emerged in 1984 from the parish that had grown too large .

description

View of the chancel
Door handle depicting the crucified

The church was built from 1959 to 1960 as the result of a competition based on the plans of the architect Martin Eichberger. St. Paulus is a reinforced concrete structure on a 900 m² polygonal base. The east and west walls are bent outwards, the north wall facing Reichenauer Straße is staggered with wall-high glass mosaic windows and walls standing perpendicular to them. The south wall has no windows and is not structured except for the connecting wing to the rectory. The 46 m high tower with the main entrance is built in the west corner. The bell house, which was originally open, was later locked.

The interior of the aisle church faces east and the sanctuary is raised. On the east wall is the altar mosaic by Max Spielmann  depicting the conversion of St. Paul on the way from Jerusalem to Damascus and his execution in Rome, above that Christ in the mandorla . Originally below this was the high altar, which was moved to the front of the room after the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council . On the staggered north wall are the side altars with depictions of Our Lady and St. Don Bosco , which were created by Karl Obleitner from painted ceramic plates. On the far wall there is a crucifix by Max Spielmann. The glass mosaic windows were also designed by Max Spielmann and executed by the Tyrolean glass painting and mosaic company . The other interior furnishings, such as the tabernacle with the representation of the Last Supper, the Way of the Cross on the south wall, the baptismal font, the cross of the Apostles, the holy water basin and the door handles were designed by Max Spielmann.

In the west is the organ gallery supported by seven supports. On it there is a mechanical slider organ with two manuals, 25 registers and 1832 pipes, made by Walcker-Mayer & Cie. was built in Guntramsdorf .

The four bells were cast by the Grassmayr bell foundry and consecrated in 1961. They weigh 550, 310, 1305 and 765 kg and are dedicated to St. Rupert , Blessed Engelbert Kolland , St. Joseph and St. Maria consecrated.

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Coordinates: 47 ° 16'22.3 "  N , 11 ° 24'58.1"  E.