Pilgrimage Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary (Angerbach)
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The Catholic pilgrimage church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary is located in the district of Angerbach in the Lower Bavarian community of Gangkofen (Angerbach 28).
history
In 1658 the lord of the castle Felix Gundacker von Auerbach zu Angerbach built a Loretto chapel in Angerbach . The chapel was on 8 July 1663 by the Regensburg Bishop Franz Weinhard consecrated .
In his will of August 16, 1690, Felix Gundacker von Auerbach determined that this Laurethan Chapel should be his right and only universal heir . His fortune should be monetized and put in a safe place and from it a pious godly and exemplary secular clergyman should be employed. The benefit was assigned to the parish of Gangkofen . This benefice still exists today, but is no longer staffed with a priest.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary, the chapel was extended to the south with the addition of the Holy Cross or Speiskapelle. In the Food chapel was on 8 July 1759 by the Franciscans - Guardian John Loth to Eggenfelden a crossroads introduced, from the Episcopal Ordinariate Regensburg on June 28, 1759 the General Minister of the Franciscans in Munich, Bonosus Wieninger, June 20 1759 was approved. The chapel was given a Holy Cross relic by the infulfilled Count von Lerchenfeld in 1766 . This is displayed above the tabernacle on all major public holidays. In addition to this cross particle, which is claimed to be authentic, there are also relics of the martyrs Pontianus , Cornelius and a piece of Our Lady’s dress in the altar of the church. Relics of St. Sebastian , St. Anna and the Virgin Mary are kept in two other reliquary monstrances .
A flourishing pilgrimage to the Loretto Chapel is documented in the middle of the 17th century. A wooden lung ( Lüngl ) is kept in the church as a curiosity .
In 1855 the altar of the dining chapel was renovated, in 1857 both chapels were renewed with grants from the royal government. In 1896 it was planned to install a new organ; this was done by the organ building company Ludwig Edenhofer von Deggendorf . In 1977/78 a comprehensive renovation of the pilgrimage church was completed, the original painting of the Santa Casa Lauretana was restored.
literature
- Paul Mai: History of the parish Gangkofen . In: Festival Committee 700 Years of Founding of the German Order Commander Gangkofen (Ed.): Gangkofen and the German Order Commander 1279-1979 (pp. 99–143). Self-published, Gangkofen 1979.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 26 ′ 9.1 ″ N , 12 ° 29 ′ 33.9 ″ E