St. Stefan (Sontheim)
The Catholic branch church St. Stefan in Sontheim , a district of the community of Zusamaltheim in the Swabian district of Dillingen an der Donau , was built in the middle of the 18th century. The church at Kirchplatz 2 is a protected architectural monument .
History and architecture
The St. The church consecrated to Stefan was built in 1755 by Ignaz Paulus . The flat-roofed hall has a retracted, semicircular closed choir . The square tower in the south is covered by a pyramid helmet.
Furnishing
Frescoes by Matthias Kuen , from the time the church was built, decorate the interior. The dispute between St. Stephen and the scribes is depicted in the choir; scenes from the life and stoning of the saint can be seen in the nave .
The high altar was created by Joseph Rothmiller in 1855 . The pulpit is also attributed to Rothmiller. The side altars were created around 1870.
literature
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments - Bavaria III - Swabia (arr.: Bruno Bushart, Georg Paula). 2nd Edition. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1989, ISBN 978-3-422-03116-6 , p. 954 .
Web links
- St. Stefan at schwabenmedia.de
Coordinates: 48 ° 31 '25.7 " N , 10 ° 38' 1.8" E