Wendelinskapelle (Fenkrieden)
The Wendelinskapelle is a Roman Catholic chapel in Fenkrieden, a village belonging to the municipality of Sins in the canton of Aargau . It is located on the northern edge of the settlement and is a listed building.
In 1684 the first chapel was built in Fenkrieden and consecrated by the pastor of Sins (on behalf of the responsible abbot of Engelberg monastery ) in honor of St. Wendelin . After a renovation, the cost of which was 3,375 francs, the enlarged chapel was consecrated again on October 17, 1844. The first renovation took place in 1900, others followed in 1972/74 and 2003.
The easted chapel has three axes and a retracted choir closed on three sides . A low tower with a curved bell storey and a pointed spire framed by clock gables is attached to the south flank of the choir . A sign carried by Tuscan columns protects the portal. In the gable niche there is a wooden figure of Saint Burkard von Beinwil . Broad Ionic pilasters structure the interior and support a vault with stitch caps in the nave . The high altar in the choir consists of cranked pairs of columns, which frame the central niche with the statue of the chapel patron Wendelin. There are two sloping side altars in the corners of the nave.
literature
- Georg Germann: The art monuments of the canton Aargau . Ed .: Society for Swiss Art History . Volume V, Muri District. Birkhäuser, Basel 1967, p. 497-498 .
