St. Sixtus (Weisingen)
St. Sixtus is the Catholic parish church of Weisingen , a district of the municipality of Holzheim in the district of Dillingen an der Donau , which belongs to the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia . The church is dedicated to Pope Sixtus II , also called Xystus.
history
The place is first mentioned in a papal document dated July 6, 1209. Since 1463 there was an early Mass in Weisingen , which belonged to the parish of Holzheim until 1832 . A third of the place belonged to the parish Altenbaindt until 1810 . Weisingen was a parish curate until it was raised to a parish in 1922. Until after the First World War there was a pilgrimage to the Holy Cross , a cross from the 16th century, which is now kept in the Herrgottskapelle on the western edge of the village. Today's parish church was built between 1730 and 1732 by the builder Balthasar Suiter from Dillingen . Around 1880, the out was late Gothic coming time tower increases and a pyramid helmet provided. Remnants of the wall from the 15th century are believed to be in the substructure of the tower. Otherwise nothing has been preserved from the previous building, a chapel that was originally dedicated to St. Sixtus II and St. Anna .
architecture
Exterior construction
The church is made of plastered brickwork . The outer walls are structured by pilasters with Tuscan capitals and pierced by large arched windows. Corner pilaster strips run along the tower . The bell storey has round-arched, coupled sound openings , the central supports of which are provided with neo-Romanesque cube capitals. Above this, a circular window opens on each side, above which a round arched frieze with stepped consoles runs. On the south side of the ground floor there are two heraldic cartouches in a niche with a double keel arch .
inner space
The church has a single nave and has a recessed , square choir with a flat dome on hanging spandrels . A basket arch opens the nave to the choir. In the west there is a double gallery , accessible through two side spiral stairs , which is supported by carved wooden posts with flower and shell dormer . The stucco decor dates from the time the church was built and was created by Balthasar Suiter . The ceiling paintings were made in 1894 by Franz-Xaver Zimmermann from Augsburg . They depict the Lord's Supper , scenes from the life of Mary , the Passion of Jesus and the discovery of the True Cross .
Furnishing
Since 1959 there has been a crucifixion group on the high altar , which was originally in the Herrgottskapelle. It was created around 1670/1680 and, like the sculpture of Sixtus II on the pulpit, is attributed to Johann Michael Guggenbichel . The pulpit with the figures of the apostles Peter and Paul dates from 1733. On the sound cover , the eagle of John is the only symbol of the evangelists that has survived. The figures of St. Augustine and St. Nepomuk are dated to 1732 and attributed to Stephan Luidl . The carved choir stalls also come from the time the church was built .
literature
- The art monuments of the district of Dillingen an der Donau , edited by Werner Meyer, in the series: The art monuments of Bavaria. The art monuments of Swabia. Vol. VII. District of Dillingen on the Danube . Munich 1972, ISBN 3-486-43541-8 , pp. 951-954.
- Georg Wörishofer, Alfred Sigg, Reinhard H. Seitz: Cities, Markets and Communities ; in: The district of Dillingen ad Donau in the past and present . Ed. Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau, 3rd revised edition, Dillingen an der Donau 2005, pp. 319–320.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 30 ′ 46.9 " N , 10 ° 30 ′ 55.2" E