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Collegiate Church of the Assumption and St Michael's Chapel, Laufen

Collegiate Church of the Assumption and St Michael's Chapel, Laufen

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Collegiate Church of the Assumption and St Michael's Chapel, Laufen

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Location: Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Gerhard Mauerberger

April 18, 2022

The construction of the collegiate church of the Assumption of Mary shapes the townscape. This church is located at the end of the peninsula. A Romanesque predecessor, a three-aisled pillar basilica with a free-standing tower, was built in the second half of the 12th century. Two portal lions and the upper part of the tower in the west wall of the church still bear witness to this. The current hall church was built between 1330 and 1338. It impressively testifies to the civic self-confidence and financial power of the noble shipowners of the salt trading town. The parish church is considered the oldest late Gothic hall church in southern Germany. It has numerous artistically significant tombs inside and in its cloister-like arcade.

Due to the wealth of the citizens, the furnishings of the church were subject to constant change. Works of art have been preserved from every style period: several panel paintings from the Gothic period, sculptures by Jakob Gerold and paintings by Johann Michael Röftmayr from the Baroque period, and figures on the side altars from the Rococo period. Next to the collegiate church is the St. Michael Chapel with a lower church built in the 13th century. It serves as a structural model for the Silent Night Chapel on the other side of the Salzach.
(Quote: display board, set up by the town of Laufen)

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Gerhard Mauerberger

April 18, 2022

But now my personal impression of this church: The nave is huge and dominates the cityscape of Laufen from all sides. The east side of the collegiate church is an integral part of the city wall. This is the simplest and most unadorned side of the church. It is also the only side without an arcade. The rest of the church is surrounded by cloister-like arcades, which are equipped with numerous gravestones.
The high gable sides in the east and west are simple.
The bell tower is part of the eastern gable side. In contrast to the rest of the church, it is not heavy, but light and airy.
There are artistically decorated arched windows on all 4 sides on 2 floors: the upper floor has 5 arches and 4 columns on all four sides, the lower floor has 4 arches and 3 columns on three sides. The builder obviously loved the holy numbers (3 Holy Trinity, 4 number of gospels, 5 shape of the early baptismal fonts)

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Rosmarie

December 2, 2023

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