Parish Church of Gaas
The Roman Catholic parish and pilgrimage church of Gaas (also: "Pilgrimage Church of Maria Weinberg") is visible from afar south of the village of Gaas on the slope of the Kulmer Forest in the municipality of Eberau ( Hungarian : Monyorókerék , Croatian : Eberava ) in the Güssing district in Burgenland . It is dedicated to the feast of the Assumption and belongs to the Deanery Güssing .
history
The church stands on the site of "Burg Kertes", which was mentioned in 1221 at this point ("... versus villam, que Kertes vocatur, super domum Henrici"). According to the chronogram in the choir, the church was built as a castle chapel in 1155. An independent parish has existed here since the Middle Ages. In 1475 indulgences were first mentioned in a document. The present church was consecrated in 1524. The interior was renovated in 1741. In 1775 and 1776 a new roof structure was built. After the collapse, the top floor of the tower was rebuilt in 1777. Another interior renovation took place in 1952, and exterior renovations in 1963 and 1975.
architecture
Exterior
The church is a Gothic building from the second half of the 15th and the first quarter of the 16th century. A tower adjoins the west facade in the south. The basement is medieval, the upper floor and the onion helmet are late baroque . The iron door was created in 1755. There are double stepped buttresses on the ship . The four southern, Gothic windows have baroque wrought iron grilles from 1741. A plastic head is walled in at the southeast corner of the nave, presumably representing the builder. In the south is a baroque sacristy annex. The facades are structured with bezels and strongly profiled eaves and cornices . The south portal has a profiled reveal with an iron door from 1726. The western gable facade has a baroque portal with an iron door from 1744. On the outer wall of the apse is a modern crucifix .
Interior
The nave has five bays with a wide-meshed ribbed vault on heraldic consoles with a stonemason or house mark. The late baroque west gallery has three axes and rests on a square vault . It has a bulging parapet and dates from the first quarter of the 16th century. A triumphal arch with a flat pointed arch separates the nave from the apse . The three-bay choir has a 5/8 end . He has moved a little off the axis. In the choir is a dainty net rib vault with double fluted ribs on services . The consoles were created in the shape of animal heads. The Gothic sacraments niche in the north choir wall is made of terracotta with a late-Gothic framed eyelashes . The wrought iron door comes from the time it was made. The wall paintings above the triumphal arch from the 17th century depict the removal of the body of Jesus from the cross. Angels and saints making music are depicted on the balustrade of the gallery. The wall paintings from the 18th century were heavily painted over and were exposed again in 1965. The church windows from 1952 are by J. Widmoser.
Furnishing
Most of the facility dates from the time of Pastor G. Legath, who worked from 1777 to 1820. The facility was restored in 1977. The high altar consists of classical double columns with entablature. At the altar there are carved figures of Saints Stephan , Ladislaus , Joachim and Anna . In the essay there is a figure of the risen one . The sculptures date from 1785. In the central niche is the miraculous image of a late Gothic Madonna on the crescent moon. It was created around 1460 or 1470 and was restored in 1975. The side altars are constructed in the same way as the main altar and are first mentioned in a document in 1793. On the right side altar are carved figures of Saints George , Patrizius and Rochus , on the left side altar of Saints Antonius , Donatus and Florian . The pulpit was erected in 1795.
The organ case dates from 1794 and was restored in 1965. The organ was renewed in 1968. There are also confessionals in the church with images from the end of the 18th century and a columned Madonna from 1625. This is in front of the sanctuary . It is the only example in Burgenland of an unchanged situation. There is also a Gothic crucifix from the 15th century with a wig Christ. It was restored in 1979. Under the gallery is a votive picture from 1718 with a Mariazell Madonna and the view of the church. Another votive picture from 1762 shows St. Andrew . The Gothic baptismal font is located in the basement of the tower .
literature
- Dehio Burgenland 1976 , Gaas, Catholic Parish and Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary, p. 104f.
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Coordinates: 47 ° 4 ′ 15.3 ″ N , 16 ° 27 ′ 16.2 ″ E