Pilgrimage church Hafnerberg

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The church from the south
Interior view towards the high altar
Dome: Fresco of the Assumption of Mary (1743) by Joseph Ignaz Mildorfer

The Church of Hafnerberg the same Hafnerberg in Lower Austria justified its importance and rich baroque design as a Catholic sanctuary on the Via Sacra , the pilgrimage route from Vienna to Mariazell in Styria. The patronage festival is celebrated on Assumption Day (August 15th).

Building history

The origin of the church goes back to a Marian column, which the master miller Pankraz Reichhard from Fischamend had built in 1653 on the occasion of an engagement. This column and its miraculous image can still be found today behind the tabernacle of the high altar.

In 1716 a chapel was built by the Viennese merchant Johann Michael Fürst and his wife Eva Clara after they were given accommodation in Nöstach during a pilgrimage after invoking the image of grace. The abbot of the Benedictine monastery Mariazell in Austria (today Klein-Mariazell ), Ildephons von Managetta , gave the permission for the construction .

The high frequency of pilgrimages soon made it necessary to expand the chapel, until the convent of Mariazell Abbey (Kleinmariazell) decided to build a church. The foundation stone was laid on September 15, 1729. The Viennese city architect Daniel Christoph Dietrich was responsible for the planning .

Despite generous financial contributions from the Viennese master saddler Adam Petras, the construction work had to be stopped due to lack of money. But in 1734 Adam Petras could again be won for the project after his son Laurenz Petras was appointed as building inspector and future administrator of the church. Laurenz Petras was a clergyman himself; he was ordained a priest in 1732.

Construction was now progressing rapidly. 1743–1745, the high altar, the oratorios and the pulpit were built by the Viennese sculptor Johann Joseph Resler based on designs by Balthasar Ferdinand Moll , Maria Theresa's court sculptor . At the same time Josef Ignaz Mildorfer executed the dome fresco with the Assumption of Mary, one of his most important works.

The years 1746 and 1747 were marked by the death of the generous patron Adam Petras and a little later of his son, the administrator Laurenz Petras. Both were buried in the crypt under the high altar.

Subsequently, the niece of Adam Petras, Maria Anna Elisabeth Petras, supported the progress of the construction financially, which was now managed by Placidus Praxmayr as the new administrator. Praxmayr was in office until 1782 and was able to achieve the completion of the church during this time. The frescoes and pictures, like the dome fresco, were made by Mildorfer. The only exception was the altarpiece of Saint Nothburga, which was made by Fritsch. Christoph Schönlaub could be won over for the sculptural decoration.

After the abolition of Mariazell (Kleinmariazell) at the time of Joseph II , the church was upgraded to the local church of Nöstach with Berthold Mauler as the first local chaplain. The other two churches in Nöstach, St. Pankraz and St. Martin, on the other hand, were abolished in 1784 and 1786 and have since been abandoned to decay.

organ

Pfliegler organ

Johann Hencke , who designed the instrument, received the order to build a new organ . It was completed by his son-in-law Anton Pfliegler , who married Hencke's daughter Ursula on May 11, 1766 and at the same time took over the workshop. The organ consecration took place on Sunday, July 26th, 1767. In 2019 Orgelbau Linder restored the instrument, reconstructing some lost registers.

Disposition

Hauptwerk C – c 3 ( short octave )
Principal 8th'
Forest flute 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Pointed flute 4 ′
Fifth major 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Super octave 2 ′
Quint minor 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Mixture IV 2 ′
As positive as Hauptwerk
Copel 8th'
Principal 4 ′
flute 4 ′
Octav 2 ′
Mixture III 1'
Pedal C-a (short)
Sub bass 16 ′
Principal bass 8th'
Octavbass 4 ′
Quintbass 6 ′

Manual coupler as block coupler
Pedal coupler to Hauptwerk as valve coupler

Remarks
  1. ↑ repeated at c 2 to 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′, reconstructed
  2. ↑ 2′- 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ -1′- 1 ⁄ 2 ′
  3. ↑ reconstructed
  4. ↑ 1′- 2 ⁄ 3 - 1 ⁄ 2 ′
  5. ↑ The F sharp and G sharp keys sound F sharp and G sharp
  6. ↑ 20th century

literature

  • Thomas Aigner : The miracle book of the pilgrimage church Hafnerberg in Lower Austria. Diploma thesis, University of Vienna 1994. Online in the Austria Forum
  • Othmar Bartl: Pilgrimage Church Hafnerberg. Publishing house St. Peter, Salzburg 2003.

Web links

Commons : Wallfahrtskirche Hafnerberg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 1 ′ 6 ″  N , 16 ° 0 ′ 50 ″  E