St. Sebastian (Sulzfeld am Main)
The Church of St. Sebastian in Sulzfeld am Main , Lower Franconia , is the Catholic church in the municipality in the Kitzingen district . The church is located on the church square in the northwest of the old town and is now part of the Kitzingen deanery .
history
Sulzfeld am Main was first mentioned in a document in 915. By 1474 the place came as a so-called chamber village to the Hochstift Würzburg , which ruled the village until the 19th century. At the latest on January 13, 1307, the church in Sulzfeld was raised to a parish. Originally the church was part of the pastoral care area of the Benedictine nunnery in Kitzingen , at the end of the 16th century there was still a pilgrimage from Sulzfeld to the abbey.
In 1479 the church was consecrated to several patrons. Thus the patronage for Sebastian, Tiburtius and Valerian is proven. Until 1590, St. Sebastian asserted himself as the sole patron. In 1482, the construction of a larger church began, which was completed by 1491 and the remains of which can still be seen today. However, the church could only be named on June 15, 1496.
The Reformation also split the population in Sulzfeld. Catholic worship was no longer regularly celebrated in the community and the parish threatened to perish. In 1576 the parish church was not mentioned in a visitation. Only with the assumption of office of Prince-Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn was the Counter-Reformation accelerated in the diocese. Echter was also responsible for the major church renovation in 1602, during which, among other things, the tower was raised.
Another renovation was carried out in 1710 at the church. The Sebastianskirche received a larger nave, and a large baroque portal was added. In 1889, Master Pavel from Kitzingen built a staircase to the gallery. In 1894 the ossuary in the basement of the old sacristy was closed, making way for a Lourdes grotto . Between 1976 and 1978 the painting inside the Sebastianskirche was whitewashed, the paintings were only exposed again in 1989.
architecture
The church presents itself as an east-facing hall building . In the east is a reticulated polygonal choir, which was built between 1482 and 1491. In the course of renovations during the Counter-Reformation, a so-called Julius Echter tower with the typical pointed helmet was built. The storeys of the tower are also externally recognizable through cornices . In 1497 a group of mounts of olives was established near the church, which was donated by the mayor Lorenz Götz.
Furnishing
Bells
The ringing of the Sebastianskirche consists of four bells. Three of them were not cast until after the Second World War and were put into the church in 1949 and 1953, respectively. The community probably had to hand over the previous bells to be melted down during the World War. The oldest bell, on the other hand, dates from 1925. It is dedicated to the fallen of the First World War .
| number | Surname | Keynote | Casting year | Caster | Diameter in centimeters | Weight in kilograms | inscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marienbell | G' | 1949 | Czudnochowsky foundry, Erding | 131 | 1400 | "Greetings to Maria", "Dedicated to the victims of World War 1939–45 by the community of Sulzfeld a / Main" |
| 2. | Poor Soul Bell | c '' | 1949 | Czudnochowsky foundry , Erding | 100 | 600 | Cross relief , "Consolation of poor souls" |
| 3. | Fallen Bell | b ' | 1925 | Foundry Klaus Brothers, Heidingsfeld | 87 | 400 | Cross relief , "In memory of the heroes of our community who fell in the World War 1914-18, 1925 Gebr. Klaus, Heidingsfeld" |
| 4th | Christ bell | it' | 1953 | Lotter foundry, Bamberg | 74 | 204 | Relief of the pastor bonus , Sulzfeld coat of arms , "I am the good shepherd" |
Further equipment
Most of the furnishings in the Sebastianskirche came to the church in the 19th century and can therefore be assigned to the neo-Gothic style . The oldest element, however, is a figure of the Virgin Mary from the Riemenschneider School. It was originally attached to a building in the village as a house figure and has been inside the church since 1962. The former house figure was created around 1470. From the Gothic also four images have been preserved an altarpiece from the 16th century.
The baptismal font comes from the turn of the year 1600. A rectangular foot with winged angel heads leads to a basin in the shape of a shell. A so-called sacrament niche in the north of the choir wall has also been preserved from the time before 1900 . In the north nave there is a figure of St. Aloisius from the 18th century. Two guild poles and a lecture cross refer to the important social importance of the church.
The three altars were erected in 1863 and 1864. In 1890, the high altar was changed, and in 1989 the Menna company from Würzburg also gave it a new canteen . All altars have a high predella , the high altar also has a two-storey tabernacle structure. The altarpiece of the high altar comes from Johann Baptist Ruel and shows the martyrdom of St. Sebastian. It was painted around 1680. The side altars are decorated with a crucifixion group and a statue of Sebastian.
In 1891 the congregation installed a number of saints on the choir wall. There are also three glass paintings in the choir. They were blown by the Mayer'sche Hofkunstanstalt and came to the church in 1893/1894. The birth of Jesus , God the Father in the clouds and the Holy Spirit as a dove are shown . The pulpit dates from 1889/1890 and shows reliefs of the four evangelists in the body. The Holy Spirit can be seen on the sound cover .
The ceiling painting in the nave showing the mercy seat was created in 1890 by Albert Schraivogel from Rottenburg am Neckar. In 1931 Heinz Schiestl from Würzburg created 14 stations of the cross, which were set up in the nave. The altar versus populum came to the church in 1978 during the Vatican Council and was consecrated by the Würzburg bishop Josef Stangl . The neo-Gothic ambo was set up in 1985 in the St.
Outside
Several epitaphs were attached to the church . A sandstone relief shows a lion. A memorial plaque is dedicated to the councilor Lorenz Götz, who died in 1534, and his wife Margaretha. A stonemason's mark refers to the sculptor Hans Keesebrod from Segnitz. In 1534 Georg Schetzler was honored with a plaque. A war memorial was erected on the south side of the choir, commemorating those who fell in the world wars. The Kitzingen sculptor Richard Rother was responsible for the construction.
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.
- Thomas Wehner: Real Schematism of the Diocese of Würzburg. Kitzingen Dean's Office . Wuerzburg 1997.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wehner, Thomas: Real Schematism of the Diocese of Würzburg . P. 189.
- ↑ a b c Wehner, Thomas: Realschematismus der Diözese Würzburg . P. 190.
- ^ Dehio, Georg: Handbook of German art monuments . P. 1012.
- ^ A b Wehner, Thomas: Real Schematism of the Diocese of Würzburg . P. 191.
- ^ Bauer, Hans: District of Kitzingen . P. 59.
Coordinates: 49 ° 42 ′ 30.7 ″ N , 10 ° 7 ′ 51.2 ″ E