Pfarrkirche hll. Philippus und Jakobus - Schoppernau, Vorarlberg - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

"The parish church of Sts. Philip and James is a Roman Catholic church in Schoppernau trail in the Bregenz Forest. The parish church is centered in the city on a hill and is surrounded by a walled cemetery.

When beginning the year 1500 is for the erection of a chapel and the year 1504 as a parsonage and branch of Au known. After the construction of a new church in 1682 Schoppernau was, by decree dated December 5, 1682 the Bishop of Constance collected for independent parish. The present parish church consists of a Baroque nave with recessed choir under one roof with a church tower in the north with onion dome and to the east of the tower grown sacristy under a shed roof, and was built by architect Josef Brenner in 1710 and consecrated in 1717. In 1796 the Church of the plasterers was Josef Anton snake , Josef Simon Moosbrugger and Franz Michael Felder redesigned. The church was from 1956 to 1957 according to the plans of the architect Kaspar Albrecht enlarged and supplemented with the installation of an organ loft.

The chancel and nave are frescoes by the painter Johann Gaißenhoff (Geisen Hoff) from Pfronten from 1796, the choir Borgen two medallions of Johann Kärle from 1882, on the left wall of the choir St. Peter Canisius by the painter Anton Marte from 1928. The stained glass windows in the choir, left St. Anna Maria, right St. Joachim and St Joachim, are of stained glass Schnitzler from Dornbirn. The high altar from 1763 bears the altarpieces Sts. Philip and James, and God the Father by the painter Claudius Schraudolph from the year 1881. A crucifix and the church door with a relief of Moses and burning bush of the sculptor and carpenter Gebhard Moosbrugger are from the year 1895. The Bank Dock are the master carpenter and cabinetmaker Kaspar fields from Schoppernau from the year 1910. The tabernacle with two angels is by the sculptor and carpenter Christian Moosbrugger from 1928. In the choir on the wall is a monument with profile portrait of the writer Franz Michael Felder .

There is a bell from 1645.

The church was the first organ with 14 registers of Severin Eckart v. Stiefenhofen in 1838. 1891 created an organ builder Anton Behmann of Schwarzach a new mechanical organ with 11 registers. The present organ with 26 registers from Rieger organ building is from the year 1981. The carvings on the organ and the design and execution of the gallery balustrade was made ??by Kaspar fields.

The vestibule of the church with a flat wooden ceiling beams originates from Kaspar fields. There is a war memorial with a relief of the dying warrior on a model by Gebhard Moosbrugger and executed by K. Hiller from Bezau in 1924, a memorial stone to Jacob Fields (-1924) with portrait bust of Kaspar Albrecht and a priest memorial stone from the year 1883. "

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Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1682 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Roman Catholic Street address of Church: Pfarrkirche hll. Philippus und Jakobu Schoppernau, Vorarlberg Austria Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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