St. Ulrich (Dietershofen)
The Catholic parish church of St. Ulrich is located in Dietershofen near Babenhausen , a district of Oberschönegg in the Unterallgäu district in Bavaria . The church is a listed building.
history
The village of Dietershofen is mentioned as early as 1180 in a description of properties by Ottobeuren as a monastery property of the local monastery . The church initially bore the patronage of St. Alexander, which goes back to Ottobeuren , which was later changed to St. Maria and finally St. Ulrich. The place, which belonged to the Schönegg rule in the 13th century, came to the Bishop of Augsburg in 1355 together with the patronage . People's priests are named in 1273, vicars since 1513. From 1571 Dietershofen had its own parish. The core of the church is late Gothic and dates from the second half of the 15th century. A new brotherhood altar was acquired in 1661, a new high altar and side altars in 1677. A visitation report from 1679 names the church “valde pulchra et novis aris decorata”. The organ was renewed in 1709. Extensive renovation and reconstruction work on the church took place in 1731/1732 under pastor Adam Niggl (1729–1751). During this time, a new decoration and plaster work by Michael Stiller from Ettringen and painting by Martin Christner from Obergünzburg took place. The nave was extended in a westerly direction and a new high altar as well as a new but no longer preserved side altar were acquired. In addition, the pulpit as well as the choir and lay stalls were purchased during this time. The general literature as well as a year on the choir arch name 1737 as the year of the renovation. However, this should rather reflect the completion of the extensive work. In 1749 the church tower was demolished by 8 shoes and rebuilt with a new, higher upper part by master bricklayer Ulrich Fendt from Pfaffenhausen . Renewed renovation work took place in 1760. New side altars were purchased around this year. Ten years later, with the approval of the master carpenter Jakob Wöhr from Engishausen, the roof structure was rebuilt. Menrad Ellenrieder began installing a new organ in 1796. However, he was unable to complete this activity for health reasons, after which the organ was carried out by Dreher from Illereichen in 1797/1798. This organ is no longer preserved. In 1812 the roof structure was rebuilt again. This work was carried out by the master carpenter Franz Körper from Oberschönegg. The new ceiling of the nave probably also fell during this time. The fresco in the choir was removed in 1851. New ceiling frescoes were created during the restoration in 1887–1890. Another restoration took place among others in 1937.
description
The church consists of a hall with a flat ceiling on the west side of which there is a gallery from the 19th century. The drawn-in choir joins the hall with a three-sided ending. In the choir there is a needle cap barrel divided by staggered pilaster strips . The church tower is on the southeast side of the nave . The church tower is finished with a pointed helmet.
Furnishing
The high altar from 1732 was later partially changed to neo-baroque. The painting around 1730 of the high altar shows Our Lady as a rosary queen adored by the four continents. On the side of the high altar there are figures of Saints Ulrich and Alexander. These are located in front of staggered groups of pillars and columns. The two side altars were created around 1760 and redesigned in the 19th century. The oval excerpts from 1768/69 show Maria with her parents on the left and St. John of Nepomuk on the right .
The frescoes in the church from 1888 are by Joseph Stehle . In the choir, the frescoes show the Emmaus meal and the evangelists . In the nave, next to the representation of the church fathers , St. Ulrich can be seen praying during the battle on the Lechfeld . The pulpit dates from 1737. In the west wall, through a lockable parapet door in a niche, there is a seat from 1730 for the executioner of the Schönegg rule.
The painting of the princes of the apostles from 1665 was created by Johann Kaspar Zimmermann . A half-length portrait shows the Ursberg abbot Wilhelm III. Schoellhorn (1771–1790). The Way of the Cross was partially renewed in 1773 by a painter from Memmingen. A crucifix dates from around 1520/1530. The crucifixion group from 1734 was formerly in the Kreuzkapelle. There are two tombstones in the church for Agatha von Kaltenthal († 1590) the daughter of the bishop's caretaker von Schönegg. The grave slabs were created by Hans Schaller . A grave slab shows nine-year-old Agatha kneeling in front of the Mother of God. Above it is a lying putto and a skull. The coat of arms of Kalthenthal is depicted on the other grave plate.
literature
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments - Bavaria III - Swabia . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-422-03116-6 , pp. 254 .
- Heinrich Habel: District Illertissen . Ed .: Torsten Gebhard and Adam Horn. tape 27 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1967, p. 71-74 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Diocese of Augsburg
- ^ Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation: Oberschönegg Monument List
Coordinates: 48 ° 6 ′ 15.6 ″ N , 10 ° 19 ′ 10.5 ″ E