St. Anna Damenstiftskirche (Munich)
The Roman Catholic convent church of St. Anna is a branch church of the Catholic Parish Church of St. Peter ( " Alter Peter " ) in Munich.
Location
The Damenstiftskirche (ladies Stiftstraße 1 ) is located in the historic Old Town district Hack at Altheimer Eck.
History
Built in 1440, Duke Albrecht III. Bayern Munich a chapel at the house of Indersdorfer monastic community in Altheim, then still an independent village in the area of today's road " Altheimer Eck". This chapel had to give a Gothic building, which was built according to plans by Luke Rottaler and inaugurated in 1496.
After 1732 began the construction of a new building for this Gothic church, Elector Karl Albrecht, who later became Emperor Charles VII, in 1733 laid the foundation stone of the new monastery church of the Salesian Sisters, there set up a convent in the legal form of a ladies pin. The architect was Johann Baptist Gunetzrhainer, the Interior took over the Asam brothers. The convent church was consecrated in 1735.
The convent church was destroyed in the Second World War to the outer walls. 1980 was rebuilt by Erwin Schleich. Because you wanted to use a false color for the ceiling fresco and there was only b / w photos, opted for a black and white painted ceilings. Similarly, the three large altarpieces were implemented. Unusually in Bavaria is also the figurative representation of the Last Supper.
The former convent itself, which was founded by Electress Maria Anna for nobles, is now a junior high school. The number of canonesses was set at ten noble lady. An age of 15 years and proof of 16 ancestors was a prerequisite for inclusion in the specially built foundation and residential buildings. Elector Maximilian IV Joseph changed on 18 February 1802, the statutes and the ladies of ten to 18 Up to marry them were the abbess and financial assistance, which were graded, guaranteed. Meanwhile Bavarian King Maximilian IV Joseph put firmly on May 6, 1809 that now should be considered by excellent women's bravery and fallen officers. Thus the grants have been lower and the age was lowered to twelve years. Later, the ladies figure had increased to 25 (large donation ) and 48 (small donation ).
Architecture and program
The Damenstiftskirche is an addition of three single rooms:
- Input yoke with gallery
- Central room with dome and short side arms
- Choir, spanned by dome
Thus the church on one side acts closed, on the other hand, the desired separation between religious and lay women is achieved, which wanted to celebrate their worship in peace and seclusion.
Special works
- Altarpiece of the "St. St. Anne " (Joseph Ruffini )
- Fresco homage of the angels ( input yoke ) ( Cosmas Damian Asam )
- Glory of the apocalyptic Lamb ( dome fresco ) ( Cosmas Damian Asam )
- Angels concert (fresco in the choir ) ( Cosmas Damian Asam )
- Glorification of St. Francis de Sales ( Balthasar Augustin Albrecht )
Particularity
Three times a week (Sunday 8.45 clock, Tuesday and Thursday 17.30 clock ) finds the Mass in the " Extraordinary Form " of the Roman Missal instead of 1962.