St. Vitus (Langweid am Lech)
The Catholic parish church of St. Vitus in Langweid am Lech , a municipality in the Augsburg district in the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia , is essentially a medieval choir tower church , which was replaced by a new early Classicist building in the second half of the 18th century . The patron saint of the church is St. Vitus , one of the fourteen helpers in need .
history
The medieval choir tower church was extended in 1727 and replaced by a new building in 1776/77 under the direction of Johann Martin Pentenrieder. Only the square tower substructure remained from the previous church.
architecture
On the east side of the church rises the bell tower with its square substructure, which is crowned by an octagon with a pointed helmet. The central building , which swings wide in the middle, is covered by an illusionistically painted false dome. The square choir and the square annex to the west, which is taken up by a double gallery , also have frescoed false domes.
Frescoes
The ceiling frescoes were executed in 1777 by Johann Josef Anton Huber . They represent angels with a monstrance and a censer in the choir , the martyrdom of St. Vitus in the nave and the glorification of the patron saint of the church above the gallery .
Angel with monstrance and censer
Martyrdom of St. Vitus
Glorification of St. Vitus
Murals
The paintings in the nave niches depicting Saint George , Archangel Michael , Maria Magdalenas and the Apostle Peter were created by Johann Josef Anton Huber , as were the assistant figures Maria, Maria Magdalena and Johannes in the high altar niche .
Mary Magdalene
Saint George
archangel Michael
Apostle Peter
Furnishing
- A carved Pietà from around 1510/20 is kept in the church.
- The figure of St. Vitus in the oil kettle, the patron saint of the church, is dated around 1550.
- The baptismal font is marked 1661. Its wide, goblet-shaped bowl is supported by a Tuscan column.
- The pulpit was created in 1778, the choir stalls in 1779 and the carved communion grille in 1784 by Philipp Jakob Einsle.
- The altars from 1783/86 also come from Philipp Jakob Einsle.
- The crucifix in the niche behind the tabernacle of the high altar is a work by Joseph Weinmüller. The assistant figures are painted.
Pietà
Crucifix with painted assistance figures
pulpit
confessional
literature
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments - Bavaria III - Swabia (arr.: Bruno Bushart, Georg Paula). 2nd Edition. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-422-03116-2 , p. 604-605 .
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 48 ° 29 '23.4 " N , 10 ° 51' 30.2" E