St Michael in Berg am Laim (Munich)

The Roman Catholic parish church of St Michael in Berg am Laim is one of the most magnificent and important religious buildings in today's city of Munich. The late Baroque church was built in 1735-1751 by order of the Elector and Archbishop of Cologne Clemens August I of Bavaria after plans by the Bavarian architect Johann Michael Fischer. The interior of the church is considered a masterpiece of South German rococo.

History

Architectural History

St. Michael was built in 1735-1751 by the Elector and Archbishop of Cologne Clemens August, son Max Emanuel of Bavaria, in his Hofmark Berg am Laim in Munich. It should serve as a house church for the Michael Order and the Confraternity of St. Michael and the Hofkirche. Responsible for the construction was the Bavarian Electorate of Cologne architect and master builder Johann Michael Fischer, who won against the Munich court architect Philipp Jakob Köglsperger the Younger (b. 1707). It is the only church fisherman, which was decorated in the Rococo style with rich rocaille, perhaps this was due to François de Cuvilliés the Elder, who worked as a building inspector in this building.

1743-1744 produced the Hofstuckateur and painter Johann Baptist Zimmermann at any rate to the ceiling paintings and stucco. Also known are the high altar with the image of Archangel Michael by Johann Andreas Wolff and carvings by Ignaz Günther and Johann Baptist Straub. Worth mentioning is the significant threefold division of the central premises serving in the community room formerly of the Brotherhood, the prince and the Order of Knights reserved for the choir and the sanctuary.

More events

1801 came Berg am Laim with the dissolution of the Elector diocese Cologne to Bavaria, the court church was the parish church. In the course of secularization in 1802, the abandonment of the hospice was. Brotherhood and orders remained for the time being continue to exist. 1913 Mountain was incorporated into Munich on Laim. The Michael medal in 1837 converted to a Merit and finally lifted with the revolution of 1918 throughout, the Brotherhood is under the leadership of the parish of St. Michael today.

During World War II, the church was severely damaged on 30 April 1945 by an artillery strike. Invading troops of the U.S. Army, were shot at by an anti-aircraft position, which was located approximately in the area of ​​today's park in the southeast. The Americans fired as well. One of the shells came through the north window in the chancel in the church, got behind the altar, firm there on the apse wall, penetrated the altarpiece and detonated on the ground. There was a large explosion crater, the right side of the altar and the altarpiece were destroyed. The walls and ceilings ( including the painting and frescoes ) of the sanctuary and the sacristy were damaged by shrapnel. The day after the explosion searched parishioners the rubble and secured the parts of the altar and the altarpiece.

A first comprehensive restoration of the church took place in the years from 1978 until 1982. Due to further damage a new renovation will take place at the moment.

Significant works of art

  • High altar ( Johann Baptist Straub, 1767)
  • High altarpiece Archangel Michael fighting Lucifer (Johann Andreas Wolff, 1694 )
  • Vault fresco in the apse outer bishop and citizens rescued from St. Michael City Sipontum pilgrimage to Monte Gargano (Johann Baptist Zimmermann)
  • Vault fresco in the inner apse of St. Michael exempt Sipontum (Johann Baptist Zimmermann)
  • Vault fresco in the community room, the citizens of the city Sipontum pilgrimage to Monte Gargano (Johann Baptist Zimmermann)
  • Side altars of the Immaculate Conception, St. John of Nepomuk, Portiuncula and St. Norbert Johann Baptist Straub, 1743/1744 and 1758/1759; Painting with the exception of the Norbert - altar by Johann Baptist Zimmermann;
  • Altarpiece of Norbert - altar ( Ignaz Joseph Schilling, 1744/1746 )
  • Crucifix ( Passau School, 15th century)
  • Mater dolorosa (18th century)
  • Pulpit ( Benedikt Hassler, 1745)
  • Sculpture of St.. Rochus (Andreas Faistenberger, 1690)

Michael figure above the entrance

Organ

The organ in St. Michael was built in 1996 by Hubert Sandtner ( Dillingen on the Danube ). The instrument has 46 registers on slider chests. The Spieltrakturen are mechanically, electrically, the Registertrakturen.

  • Couplers: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P III / P
  • Accessories: Tutti, 9x256 -fold combination system, Crescendowalze.

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