St. Sebastian (Reupelsdorf)
The Catholic parish church of St. Sebastian in Reupelsdorf in Lower Franconia ( Kitzingen district ) is located in the middle of the village on the main road. It is part of the Kitzingen deanery .
history
In 1230 the village of Reupelsdorf was first mentioned as "Rihpoltesdorf". In 1290 the Benedictine monastery Münsterschwarzach received the place and the village rule. It is not known whether and where a place of worship existed at that time. The parish was assigned to the parish Stadtschwarzach .
Before 1446 the church in Reupelsdorf rose to become a parish church for the surrounding area. The pastor's patronage right remained in Stadtschwarzach for some time. In 1461 an early mass was founded, and in 1481 a Sebastian Brotherhood was founded. During the Reformation the parish was closed because the Reupelsdorf population had largely converted to the Lutheran creed.
From 1585 Reupelsdorf was again looked after by the pastor of Stadtschwarzach and on July 11, 1598 the community again received its own pastor: The Würzburg bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn raised Reupelsdorf again to a parish in the course of the Counter Reformation . From then on, the right of patronage was granted to the monastery in Münsterschwarzach . The church building was renovated, the tower was built in the late Gothic style and was extended in 1610.
From 1723 to 1724 the nave was rebuilt in its current form. The interior was renovated in 1893, 1952 and 1983/84. In 1954 and 1987 the exterior was renovated. The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation classifies the church as an architectural monument . Underground remains of previous churches are registered as ground monuments.
architecture
The east-facing hall church has a late Gothic choir tower . The nave was equipped with three window axes, which are formed by pointed arch windows. The portal is located in the north of the facility, it was equipped with a drilled frame. The tower closes with a French hood . Inside there is a flat ceiling in the nave, the choir is cross-vaulted.
Furnishing
High altar
The high altar came into the interior of the church at the time the baroque church building was erected. Around 1723 the Münsterschwarzach abbot Januarius Schwab donated a representative new high altar to the church. The altar sheet was created by Josef Anton Glantschnigg from Tyrol . In 1893 August Haas from Würzburg added parts of the ornamentation. The altar underwent extensive renovations in 1955.
It presents itself with a four-column structure, a curved gable closes it off at the top. Two fully plastic assistance figures were placed between the figures. On the right you can see St. Benedict, on the left St. Felizitas . Both figures indicate that they belong to the Münsterschwarzach monastery. The altar leaf shows the maintenance of Sebastian, above it, on the crown of the frame, the coat of arms of the donor Januarius can be found. The excerpt is formed by the dove of the Holy Spirit .
Side altars
There are two side altars to the left and right of the choir arch of St. Sebastian's Church. They both come from the old Egbert basilica of the Münsterschwarzach monastery and were created around 1700 by Johann Michael Ries from Mainstockheim . The altar leaves are from the hand of Oswald Ongher . With the new construction of the monastery church by Balthasar Neumann, the interior was also renewed. In 1745, the abbot Christophorus Balbus from Münsterschwarzach brought the altars to Reupelsdorf.
Before that, however, the sheet of one of the altars was changed and it was replaced by a painting by Georg Christian Urlaub , which, like the older one , showed the " martyrdom of the Franconian apostles ". Further changes were made to the altars in 1893 when the plasterer August Haas renewed the ornamentation of the superstructure. Finally, in 1955, the works were extensively renovated.
The structure of both altars is similar: two columns frame both altars on the left and right, a broken segmented gable closes them off at the top. The coat of arms of Abbot Augustin Voit , who commissioned the altars, is emblazoned in the center . To the north is the Marien Altar. He has the figure of Maria Immaculata in his cafeteria . The sheet by Oswald Onghers shows the "Coronation of Mary". Saint Juliana and Prisca in the gable. On the right the Kilian altar with the image of the torture and the gable figures of Benedict and Maurus.
Sacrament House
The sacrament house on the north wall of the choir has a Gothic group of figures. It was probably created by the workshop of Bamberg's Ottograb in the Michelsberg monastery . The sacrament house was moved to the Sebastian Church at the beginning of the 15th century. It was probably donated by Wilhelm von Seinsheim zu Wässerndorf and his wife Apollonia, née von Seckendorff , who have also been immortalized as figures.
Above a barred sacrament niche there is a relief sandstone slab on which three saints are depicted. The top ends with a horizontal cornice. In the center one recognizes Saint Veronica with the handkerchief of Christ in her hand. She is dressed in a wide coat and is facing the viewer frontally. Your head and shoulders are covered by a giver . The handkerchief with the face of Christ reaches down to her knees.
The church patron Sebastian can be seen on the right. He is only dressed in a loincloth and a ducal hat and holds his hands in front of his lap. The depiction is reminiscent of the Man of Sorrows, his body is covered by numerous arrow wounds. The figure is reminiscent of the figure of Otto on Bamberg's Ottograb. Mary, on Veronica's left side, leans towards the baby Jesus in her arms. She holds the left hand under the armpit of the child, the right hand grasps the boy's left foot.
The figures are framed by two vertical stripes on the sides. At the height of the saint's head you can see two angels with harp and cymbal . Below the donor couple is shown in a prayer position. The woman is dressed in a cloak and a giver, the man is armed with a sword, gloves and spurs. Two tapes rise from her hands. Originally the relief was colored. The reason was blue back then.
Bells
The ringing of the church in Reupelsdorf consists of three bells. They came to the house of God at completely different times. The oldest bell comes from the old church and was created in 1527. In 1777 a second bell was placed inside the church. A third bell was given to be melted down during World War II . Replacements were not made until 1949.
| Surname | Keynote | Casting year | Diameter in centimeters | Weight in kilograms | inscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendelinus bell | f sharp | 1949 | 106 | 600 | "St. Wendelin, please for us ”,“ Donated by the Reupelsdorf community ”,“ K Hamm, Regensburg poured me in 1949 ” |
| Mary and Sebastian bell | 1777 | 83 | "S. MARIA DEIPARA IVVANTE S: SEBASTIANO PATROCINANTE INSONARE CAEPI 1777 " | ||
| Gloria Dei bell | c | 1527 | 72 | 210 | "Tibi soli deo Gloria et honor m ccccc xxvii" |
Further equipment
The pulpit came into the church at the time of construction and shows the dove of the Holy Spirit in its sound cover. The sculpture of Christ Salvator is attached above the lid. The altar came inside the church in 1967. The baptismal font is from the beginning of the 20th century , the basin, on the other hand, comes from the Baroque era and was moved to St. Sebastian's Church in 1723.
Two figures from the 18th century are also still in the nave. Two confessionals were set up on the north wall of the nave. The sacrificial stock , which is marked with the year 1661, comes from the previous church . 14 Stations of the Cross date from the 19th century and were created by Franz Krombach .
Pastor (selection)
On July 11, 1598, the parish was re-endowed by Prince-Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn. From 1629 the abbots of Münsterschwarzach held the right of patronage and from then on appointed monks of the monastery as pastors. In 1604 the rectory was built. From 1691 the parish "excurrendo" was provided from the monastery. After 1803 secular chaplains received the pastor's position, before monastery priests became pastors from 1970. Today Reupelsdorf is part of the parish community Stadtschwarzach , Schwarzenau and Reupelsdorf, the pastor lives in Stadtschwarzach.
| Surname | Term of office | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Pankratius Frankenhausen | unknown | first pastor after the new endowment on July 11, 1598 |
| Andreas Goller | unknown | second pastor |
| Friedrich Semper | unknown | third pastor |
| Georg Hoffmann | unknown | fourth pastor |
| Matthäus Schramm | unknown | Fifth pastor, first clergyman of Münsterschwarzach Abbey |
| 1629-1803 | unknown priests of the Münsterschwarzach Abbey | |
| Wendelin Fries | 1909-1950 | † May 9, 1950 in Reupelsdorf |
| Anton Rauch | 1950-1959 | from 1959 pastor in Schwanfeld ; † in Schwanfeld |
| Georg Sebald | 1959-1970 | from 1970 pastor in Ettleben |
| Markus Günther OSB | 1970-1987 | again clergyman of the Münsterschwarzach Abbey; from 1987 pastor in Nordheim am Main , Sommerach |
| Wolfram Fehn OSB | 1987– | * March 7, 1932 in Aschaffenburg ; Clergyman; also pastor in Stadtschwarzach , Schwarzenau (since 1971) |
| Matthäus Sandrock OSB | –2017 | * 1942; also deputy dean of the Kitzingen dean's office ; Retired July 16, 2017 |
literature
- Hans Bauer: District of Kitzingen. An art and culture guide . Market wide 1993.
- Georg Dehio: Handbook of the German art monuments. Bavaria I: Franconia . Munich and Berlin 1999.
- Gisela Kohrmann: From beautiful style to a new realism. Unknown sculptures in Franconia 1400–1450 (= Studia Jagellonica Lipsiensia Bd. 7) . Ostfildern 2014.
- Karl Treutwein : From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim. History, sights, traditions . Volkach 1987.
- Thomas Wehner: Real Schematism of the Diocese of Würzburg. Kitzingen Dean's Office . Wuerzburg 1997.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Treutwein, Karl: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim , p. 198
- ↑ a b Wehner, Thomas: Realschematismus der Diözese Würzburg , p. 137
- ^ Dehio, Georg: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler , p. 881
- ^ Bauer, Hans: Landkreis Kitzingen , p. 78
- ↑ Kohrmann, Gisela: From beautiful style to a new realism . P. 190.
- ↑ Kohrmann, Gisela: From beautiful style to a new realism . P. 49.
- ↑ Wehner, Thomas: Realschematismus the Diocese of Würzburg , p 138
- ↑ Knaier, Werner u. a .: Festschrift. 400th anniversary of the Reupelsdorf parish . Pp. 13-15.
- ^ Parish community Stadtschwarzach, Schwarzenau and Reupelsdorf: Farewell to Father Matthäus , accessed on February 9, 2017.
Coordinates: 49 ° 48 ′ 47.5 " N , 10 ° 17 ′ 27.7" E