St. Sylvester, Schwabing
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Archdiocese | Munich and Freising |
St. Sylvester is a Catholic church and parish in Schwabing, now part of Munich, in the German state (Bundesland) of Bavaria. It began with a village church in the 14th century, first documented in 1315, and dedicated to John the Baptist. A Gothic church was remodelled in Baroque style in the 17th century, and received furnishings such as sculpture attributed to Ignaz Günther or his school.
The parish was split and renamed, and the part with one of the oldest churches in Munich became a parish dedicated to
History
The first mention of a church in the village of Schwabing dates back to 1315, but probably the village had already a church at the site when it was first documented in 782.
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The church features Baroque furnishings including the
In 1811, the church became the parish church of Schwabing. Due to the growing village, a new church was built and consecrated to St. Ursula in 1897. The former village church was then made a filial church. In 1921, the parish was split, and the new parish of St. Sylvester was created.[1] Its church was expanded in 1925/26 by an octagonal hall, parallel to the old church in the north and connected to it.[5] It was designed by Hermann Buchert in Baroque Revival style.[1][5]
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The new church features artworks including a painting on the high altar, depicting the patron saint kneeling in prayer for Schwabing (Papst Sylvester kniend in Fürbitte für Schwabing), created by Matthäus Schiestl in 1927.[1] The figures on the side depict St. Nicholas and St. Korbinian, probably created by Meinrad Guggenbichler in the 18th century.[1] The figure of God the Father in the Auszug (superstructure) of the altarpiece (Gottvater im Auszug) was probably made by Christian Jorhan in the same period.[1] The casein paintings on the ceiling and upper walls were made by Ernst Kozicz in 1939/40. They depict the vision of Constantine the Great, the emperor who granted free religion to the Christians while St. Sylvester was pope, and six scenes from the Passion of Jesus and his Resurrection.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Götz, Roland. "München-Schwabing, St. Sylvester" (in German). Diocese of Munich and Freising. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ Plange, Dority (7 May 2013). "Sankt Sylvester in Schwabing: Brandanschlag auf Jesus-Statue". Die Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Willhalm, Gerhard. "Kath. Pfarrkirche St. Sylvester, Biedersteiner Straße". Kath. Pfarrkirche St. Sylvester (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Graner, Nicole (1 September 2020). "München: Die wechselvolle Geschichte von St.Sylvester". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b "St. Sylvester". München im Bild (in German). 24 October 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
Further reading
- Sibylle Appuhn-Radtke (2020), Zwei Kirchen unter einem Dach: St. Sylvester in München-Schwabing, 800 Jahre Geschichte, Kunst und Kultur (in German), München: Franz Schiermeier Verlag ISBN 978-3-943866-92-6
- ISBN 978-3-95976-334-9.
- "Sylvester-Kirchen". Erzbistum München und Freising (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- Hans Rohrmann (2001), Kirche St. Sylvester München-Schwabing (in German), Germering: I.P. Verlagsgesellschaft International Publishing GmbH
- Orgelweihe in St. Sylvester – Festschrift 1980 (hrsg. vom Pfarrgemeinderat St. Sylvester, München)
- Stolz, Benjamin (24 May 2021). "München-Schwabing – Die Armen der Stadt". Süddeutsche.de(in German). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
External links
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