Autaler Church

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Autaler Church for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Autaler church with attached rectory
inside view

The Church of the Holy Cross Autal or Stationskaplanei Graz-Autal is a Roman Catholic church in Autal in the municipality of Laßnitzhöhe near Graz, Styria . It is just on the municipal boundary to Hart bei Graz , in the valley of the Raababach . Today the Kreuzkirche Autal belongs to the city ​​church Graz .

history

The church of Laßnitzhöhe-Autal was built in 1933 and consecrated to the patronage of the Holy Cross in the following year . It is the only church from the interwar period in Eastern Styria and was called Dollfuss Church at the time . It was originally a branch church of the Graz-St. Peter ( Deanery Graz-Süd ) and was set up as a station chaplain in 1946 .

Building description

The church and the parish building were combined to form a single structure based on a design by the architect Fritz Prangl. The external appearance of the Autal Church is simple, formally strict and classically modern . A rectangular tower serves as a distinctive feature. The three-storey rectory was not attached until 1936/37. In the interior there are wall paintings with depictions of the Passion by Fritz Silberbauer . Hans Mauracher designed a larger than life crucifix on the high altar, the sculptures on the side altars and the carved pulpit. Both are founding members of the Graz Secession .
Both the church and the parish building are under monument protection .

There is a forest cemetery behind the Autal parish church.

Web links

Commons : Autaler Church  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See autal.at and the Graz-Seckau diocese. It is registered by the Federal Monuments Office with the patronage of Christ the King in the monument register. The same information can be found in Dehio and Krenn 1981
  2. ^ Peter Krenn: The East Styria . tape 11 from Austrian Art Monograph. . Verlag St. Peter, 1981, p. 80 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ↑ See autal.at and the Graz-Seckau diocese. It is often incorrectly described in the literature as a parish church and was still registered by the Federal Monuments Office as a subsidiary church in the current monument register.
  4. ↑ autal.at, according to other information M. Prangl (Dehio) or N. Prangl (Krenn 1981)
  5. ↑ a b DEHIO Styria p. 24

Coordinates: 47 ° 3 ′ 36.7 ″  N , 15 ° 32 ′ 36.1 ″  E