Kaasgrabenkirche

The Kaasgrabenkirche also pilgrimage church " Assumption pain " referred to, is a Roman Catholic parish and pilgrimage church in the district of Grinzing the 19th district of Vienna Dobling. The church is already since 1903 the Order of the Oblates of St.. Francis looked after, since 1939, she is in the rank of parish. Since 1985 there is also the seat of the Provincial Council of the Austrian- South German Province of the Congregation.

The name Kaasgrabenkirche she owes an old field names, probably on iron and sulfur-containing water ( mineral springs ) back and the smell and color of water was similar to a cheese. In 1280 is certainly the name Chezwazzeresgraben, 1331 Cheswassergraben detected.

History

To the Kaasgrabenkirche It is framed by the legend that a young woman may have been startled with her child in search of berries by Turkish soldiers during the Second Siege of Vienna in 1683 and is said to have hidden behind an elderberry bush. When the soldiers went about the footprints, they saw in the bush the nesting swallows and went away from that no man could hide behind it. Then returned to the Turks and the woman donated for Mary's help a shrine, the "Swallow Mother of God ", but for which there is no evidence.

The site of the present church was among the sand pits in Kaasgraben in the 19th century in the possession of the Grand wagon owner Kothbauer. He also had a home to small Sperl in St. Ulrich (now in the 7th district of Neubau ), in whose courtyard was a nearly life-size, much venerated statue of the Pietà. When the house was demolished Kothbauers, he transferred this statue at the site of the present church and built according to the legend in 1883 on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the miraculous salvation also a small chapel. In addition Kothbauer ran a wine tavern and it soon came devotional objects and musicians who played in the restaurant. Kothbauer ultimately had also set up swings and shooting, so the "Swallow Chapel " soon became famous and was considered a " chapel with Heurigenschank ". Due to the business acumen Kothbauers is also believed that he invented the legend himself and then spread through newspapers. After the success of " wine taverns chapel " was so great, many of the Grinzinger and Sieveringer wine tavern owners have sought to protect their business. 1903 was therefore the " pious " operation closed.

Then the Wiener department store operator Stefan Esders bought the property and demolished the chapel. On adjacent land he built a villa and the park for his family and donated the money for the building of a proper pilgrimage church. This was built in 1909-1910 on the site of the chapel by the architect Gustav and Franz Kupka Orglmeister. On April 26, 1909, the cornerstone was laid and about a year later, on 30 April 1910 consecrated Bishop Godfried Marschall the church. Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria attended on behalf of the Emperor of consecration.

Building

The church was built by the architects in neo-Baroque style. The horseshoe- shaped rising staircases wear on the inner side stone reliefs showing a crossroads of sculptor Franz Abel and Paul Paintl; of which also located in the interior of the Church Stations of the Cross come. To the left of the church entrance, the portrait of the founder Esders. The bright church draws attention to the high altar with the baroque Madonna figure. The altarpiece behind Maria shows adoring angels in a presentation by Rudolf Fuchs. Right or left of the altar are statues of St. Francis de Sales and St. Bernard. In addition, you will find the entrance to the sacristy a statue of the saint King Louis IX. and compared with that of the Holy Emperor Henry II The latter three were the names of the brothers Esders cartridge.

In addition to the original features can be found in the church, a modern chapel to commemorate the displaced Danube Swabians from Yugoslavia and Hungary. Also featured are at the church, a memorial plaque for the 1938 arrested here Catholics Hans Karl von Zessner - Top Mountain, who died in Dachau concentration camp after a few months.

Children will love Hans Schwathe tomb with the life-size marble tomb " Resurrection of Christ" the founder Stefan Esders was buried. This was as well as the preserved in the crypt gewesenen votive destroyed from the old chapel swallow in a bomb attack on March 12, 1945.

The adjoining monastery building from 1914 was home to a theological educational institution of the Congregation and housed until its destruction in 1945, a mission museum.

The organ was built by the Kaasgrabenkirche organ builder Gerhard Hradetzky and has 2 manuals and pedal.