St. Stephan (Gallenbach)

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Parish church of St. Stephan in Gallenbach

The Catholic parish church of St. Stephan in Gallenbach , a district of Aichach in the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia , was built as a baroque hall at the beginning of the 18th century on the site of a medieval choir tower church. In 1910/11 the church was extended to the west and redesigned in the neo-baroque style. The rich furnishings of the church probably originate from secularization and did not reach Gallenbach until the early 19th century. Patron saint of the church is St. Stephen , the martyrdom of stoning suffered and the first martyr venerated. The church is one of the protected architectural monuments in Bavaria.

history

A first church was probably built in Gallenbach at the end of the 8th or first half of the 9th century. The churches consecrated to St. Stephen in Kissing and Obergriesbach were also built during this time . The parish of Gallenbach was first mentioned in writing in 1333. Nothing is known about the appearance of the previous buildings of today's church.

In 1704, during the War of the Spanish Succession , the Gallenbach church was burned down. Just one year later, the patron saints at the time , the Commander of the Blumenthal Order of the Teutonic Order and the Prelate of the Indersdorf Monastery , had the church rebuilt. In 1720 the endangered tower had to be renewed.

architecture

inner space
Window reveal

The square bell tower on the east side of the church is crowned by a curved pyramid roof. The choir is slightly drawn in, rectangular on the outside and closed on three sides on the inside. The nave is covered with a steep gable roof. The nave is divided into five axes with high oval windows. The gallery adjoining to the west is illuminated by smaller, transversely oval windows. The sign on the west facade leads into the flat interior.

Piece

On the occasion of the extension of the nave, the interior was equipped with neo-baroque stucco decor. On the ceiling, the names Joseph and Maria are set in medallions made of floral wreaths and surrounded by stucco frames. Another medallion depicts the Heart of Jesus surrounded by the crown of thorns in a halo. The stucco medallion with the depiction of the Holy Spirit dove in the choir is also surrounded by a halo. The stucco cartouche at the top of the choir arch with the inscription "Deus Caritas est" (God is love) and the year "MMVI" reminds of the renovation of the church in 2006. The curved parapet of the organ loft is also decorated with a stucco cartouche. It contains the inscription: "How lovely are your homes, Lord of hosts". The window reveals are also stuccoed with rosettes and plant motifs.

  • Gallery

  • Stucco medallion Maria

  • Stucco medallion depicting the Sacred Heart

  • Stucco medallion Joseph

Furnishing

High altar
  • The high altar and the two side altars were created in the late Rococo style around 1750/60. The high altar panel represents the patron saint of the church, St. Stephen. On the side are the figures of St. Leonhard and St. Ulrich . The two carved figures on the altar table depict St. Stephen holding a book with the stones of his martyrdom on it, and St. Lawrence with his attribute , rust. The altar panel of the north side altar with the depiction of Maria Immaculata is dated to around 1730/40 - like the altar panel of the south side altar, which is dedicated to the fourteen helpers in need.
  • The large crucifix with the Mother of Sorrows dates from the late Baroque period around 1740/50.
  • The two sculptures of St. George and the Apostle Peter facing each other in the nave are also late baroque .
  • A processional pole from the same period of origin carries a Madonna in a halo. The five medallions in the rosary are reminiscent of the wounds of Christ.
  • The carved figures of St. Joseph , St. Wendelin , St. John Nepomuk and St. Sebastian and St. Ottilie are influenced by the late Rococo style and date from around 1760/70.
  • The half-length portraits of the twelve apostles in the choir and nave, painted in oil on wooden panels, date from around 1770/80.
  • The pulpit and the carved wooden baptismal font are neo-baroque creations from the time the church was expanded in 1910/11.
  • The cheeks of the pews from the 18th century were largely reused when the new church stalls were made in 1977.

  • Madonna in the halo

  • Saint Wendelin

literature

  • Georg Dehio (revised by Bruno Bushart and Georg Paula): Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. Art monuments Bavaria III: Swabia . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-422-03008-5 , pp. 604–605.
  • Ursula Schädler-Saub: Catholic parish church St. Stephan in Gallenbach . Gallenbach 2013.

Web links

Commons : St. Stephan  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Church tour of Sankt Stephan Gallenbach Catholic parish office of the Assumption of Mary
  2. ↑ List of monuments for Aichach (PDF) at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation, monument number D-7-71-113-64

Coordinates: 48 ° 26 ′ 3.1 ″  N , 11 ° 9 ′ 0.4 ″  E