Study Church of St. Joseph
The profaned study church of St. Josef in Burghausen was originally part of the Jesuit college and later Kurfürst-Maximilian-Gymnasium . The listed monument belongs to the city of Burghausen and is now used as an exhibition site.
history
The Josefskirche was consecrated as part of the Jesuit College Burghausen on November 9, 1631 by the Prince-Bishop of Chiemsee. The builder of the building was the court mason Isaak Pader from Munich . In 1639/40 the main and side altars were added. After the Jesuit order was abolished in 1773, the church first passed to the Order of Malta and in 1807 to the royal foundation administration in Altötting . Later it was a branch church of the parish of St. Jacob . In 1809, French troops were quartered in the building, which severely damaged the church and threatened to deteriorate in the following period. A fire in the night of August 2nd to 3rd, 1863 destroyed the church down to the outer walls. It was rebuilt in the following years in an effort to restore its original appearance and inaugurated on November 20, 1873. The construction supervision was carried out by the master mason Johann Schmid from Burghausen, the painting work was carried out by Xaver Schiegel and Karl Klemens della Croce and the interior was stuccoed by Paul Horchler. A comprehensive renovation of the facade took place in 1910, with extensive painting and decorations being replaced by a uniform coat of paint. The church was confiscated from 1944 to 1948 and used as a storage room, causing further damage. A first repair took place in 1952 and a restoration took place in 1978. The church was profaned in June 2018 and now belongs to the city of Burghausen. Today various art exhibitions are held in the building.
Building description
Exterior construction
The facade dates from the transition from Renaissance to Baroque . The structure of the south facade results from four vertical pilasters and the horizontal bands of the volute gable , as well as in the upper part through the cornices of the attic . The model here was the Michaelskirche in Munich. In contrast to the east side, the west side is also structured with pilasters. In the transition from the nave to the choir is the tower, which was always unfinished. The original bells were destroyed in the fire in 1863. Three bells cast as replacements were melted down during the two world wars . The group of figures in a wall niche above the portal represents the holy change and probably dates from 1637. It was probably created by a pupil of Christoph Angermaier. The carved door leaves of the main portal are marked with the year 1781 and come from Wolfgang Pröbstl. Above the portal there is a cartouche with an inscription, which is flanked by the Bavarian and Lorraine coats of arms.
inner space
The nave has four yokes , each with three coupled pilasters. In the southern yoke there is a gallery and a wrought iron grille. The high altar by Johann Jakob Schnabl, around 1731 to 1735, stood in the congregation hall of the affiliated convent until 1874 . The altarpiece of the Annunciation is probably by Tobias Schinnagl and was reworked by Innozenz Warathy around 1735 and by Karl Klemens della Croce around 1875 . The figures represent (from left to right) John the Baptist , Joachim , Joseph with the baby Jesus and Zacharias . The front wall of the altar is made of sheet brass and decorated with ornaments. In the antechamber there are memorial plaques for the fallen of the Marian Student Congregation. The picture is from J. Kolmsperger jun. The carved chair cheeks with acanthus tendrils date from around 1700; likewise the figure of St. Peter and the box of sacrifices with the Annunciation.
The organ was built in 1884 by GF Steinmeyer & Co. as Opus 235. It has 10 stops on a manual and pedal . The disposition is:
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- Coupling : I / P
- Playing aid : Tutti
- Comments: cone chest , mechanical action and stop action
Under the church there is a Jesuit crypt with 18 burial niches, which was looted during the Napoleonic era.
literature
- Dietmar Grypa and Wolfgang Gutfleisch (eds.): The Kurfürst-Maximilian-Gymnasium Burghausen - From the College of the Societas Jesu to the Royal Bavarian Study Institute . 1997, ISBN 3-00-002265-1 .
- Alois Buchleitner: Burghausen city - castle - history . In: Heimatverein and Stadtarchiv Burghausen (ed.): Burghauser Geschichtsblätter . 5th edition. Volume 33.Burghausen 2001.
- Volker Liedke: Building age plan for urban redevelopment Burghausen . In: City of Burghausen (ed.): Burghauser Geschichtsblätter. Volume 34.Burghausen 1978.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ wo / pa: Josefs-Kirche is convincing as an art space . ( wochenblatt.de [accessed on March 25, 2018]).
- ↑ Study Church St. Josef - Burghausen. City of Burghausen, accessed June 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Bavarian organ database online
Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 38.2 ″ N , 12 ° 50 ′ 1 ″ E