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Parish Church of St. Vitus (Cathedral of the Wachau), Krems an der Donau

Parish Church of St. Vitus (Cathedral of the Wachau), Krems an der Donau

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Parish Church of St. Vitus (Cathedral of the Wachau), Krems an der Donau

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Paul

August 31, 2024

Parish Church of St. Veit, Cathedral of the Wachau
The parish church of St. Veit dates back to a donation from Emperor Henry II in 1014. In the early 12th century it was built as a Romanesque basilica with a low tower.
The parish church of St. Veit in the town of Krems on the Danube is a Roman Catholic church and dates back to a donation from Emperor Henry II in 1014. It was not until 1178 that Saint Veit (Vitus) was named as the church's titular saint.
All that remains of the medieval church building is the lower part of the tower, which dates back to the early 13th century. Due to the poor condition of the building, it was completely demolished and rebuilt (1616–1630) according to the plans of Cypriano Biasino from Milan.
On the outside, the church appears to be a strict, early Baroque building, but the interior only dates from the 18th century. The work of the Passau sculptor and architect Joseph Matthias Götz (high altar, choir stalls, pulpit) from 1733 and the decoration of the church with ceiling frescoes were essential. They were created by Martin Johann Schmidt (“Kremser Schmidt”) and were created in 1787, while the high altar painting (1734) was by Johann Georg Schmidt (“Wiener Schmidt”), an older contemporary, but there is no family relationship. The side altar made of black marble in the left transept deserves special mention. It was originally located in the “Bründl Chapel” of the Capuchin Monastery of Und, which was transferred here in 1796 when the monastery was dissolved. The small statuette of the Virgin Mary (Bohemian, around 1420) was also placed there, which as the miraculous image “Maria Bründl” formed the center of Marian veneration in the Und Monastery. On the north-east side of the church there is a small chapel that was created in 1739 for the figure group of Anna Maria teaching to read. It is a stone sculpture from the first half of the 14th century, which, as a document of the late Gothic period, has a particularly high status in the development of art in Krems.
Text / Source: City of Krems Info
krems.info/ausflugstipps/a-pfarrkirche-st-veit

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TschieTie (G.T.)

September 8, 2024

A beautiful building, the World Heritage Trail passes nearby.

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