St. Ulrich (Ollarzried)

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Church of St. Ulrich in Ollarzried
inside view

The Catholic parish church of St. Ulrich is located in Ollarzried , a district of Ottobeuren in the Unterallgäu district in Bavaria . The classical church is a listed building.

history

The cornerstone of the church in Ollarzried was laid in 1797. The church has been in use since 1802, but it was not elevated to parish church until 1805. The parish church was not consecrated until 10 years later in 1815. In 1949/1950 the church was extensively renovated.

Building description

The building, divided by four window axes, is covered by a half- hip roof. The church tower is located in the northern corner of the choir, is built over a square floor plan and is not structured. The pointed dome of the church tower dates from the 19th century. The sacristy is attached to the church between the choir and nave and is covered with a hipped roof.

The interior is a single-nave hall with a mirror vault , to which the semicircular choir adjoins, which is also roofed with a mirror vault. The nave is divided by four window axes. Four high, light-glazed arched windows open up in the choir, which, together with the similar windows in the hall, bathe the church in bright light. On the west side there is a double gallery , of which the upper gallery is set back a little. The church tower and sacristy are accessible through arched doors in the choir.

Furnishing

Ceiling painting depicting the battle on the Lechfeld

The high altar is a marbled wooden structure and dates from the early 19th century. The antependium is more recent, as is the tabernacle . The altarpiece represents the Transfiguration of St. Ulrich and was created by Conradus Huber from Weißenhorn in 1813. To the right and left of the high altar are the wooden figures of St. Joachim and St. Anna. The relief figure of God the Father is located above the high altar . Like the high altar, the side altars are made of marbled wooden structures and date from the early 18th century. Some of the figures on the side altars are of modern origin. These show St. Wendelin and St. Leonhard. On the right are the saints Afra and Sebastian . Above the side altars in excerpts crowned with volutes are the busts of St. Elisabeth and St. Zacharias .

The ceiling painting was created by Conrad Huber in 1814. It shows the Lord's Supper on the ceiling of the choir and St. Ulrich von Augsburg in the battle on the Lechfeld . The ceiling painting of the nave bears the inscription: "Conrad Huber pinxit ex Weißenhorn 1814". The heavily renewed pulpit dates from 1810/1820. It is a white painted wooden structure with gilded decor. The polygonal basket shows the four evangelists in fields . The figure of the Good Shepherd is located above the sound cover . The baptismal font created in 1815 is located on an octagonal pillar . The lid of the baptismal font is provided with the group of figures depicting the baptism of Christ.

There are several wooden figures in the church. The choir contains the figures of Immaculata from the middle of the 18th century, the Holy Family and God the Father from around 1800, as well as a crucifix with Mary and John from 1770. The nave contains the figures of a crucifix and a Sorrowful Mother of God from the beginning of the 17th century. In the upper floor sacristy there are two angels from the early 19th century.

The tomb Georgius Geßwein († 1607) is located on the north wall of the nave. The dead in front of a crucifix is ​​depicted on a bas-relief. Since 2002 the church has had a new organ from the workshop of the organ builder Hermann Weber from Engerazhofen.

  • Epitaph Georgius Geßwein († 1607)

  • pulpit

  • Inscription for the consecration of the church in 1804

See also

Web links

Commons : Ortisei  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Tilmann Breuer : City and District of Memmingen . Ed .: Heinrich Kreisel and Adam Horn. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1959, p. 163-164 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Diocese of Augsburg
  2. ^ Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation: Entry D-7-78-186-46
  3. ↑ a b c d Tilmann Breuer; Heinrich Kreisel and Adam Horn (eds.): City and district of Memmingen . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1959, p. 163
  4. ↑ a b c d e Tilmann Breuer; Heinrich Kreisel and Adam Horn (eds.): City and district of Memmingen . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1959, p. 164
  5. ^ Memminger Zeitung ; Ollazried

Coordinates: 47 ° 54 '0.12 "  N , 10 ° 21' 40.32"  E