Steinegg Parish church
Place: Steinegg
First mentioned in 1322, this parish church was initially dedicated to St. Peter and St. James, then to St. Peter alone and later it was rededicated to St. Peter and St. Paul. The foundation wall of the tower dates back to that year. The
main portal with its sharp arch and star-shaped vault dates back to the first half of the 15th century. Around 1664, the Romanesque apse was replaced by a choir enclosed on three sides, which is there to this day. The
Stations of the Cross from 1747 are
valuable artifacts. The Silesian artist Karl Joh. Henrici created the Steinegg frescoes in ca. 1794.
The current choir features a small sandstone figure which represents St. Peter. Six bells hang from the 35 m tower dating back to the 15th century. On December 6, 1964, Bishop Heinrich Forer came on a pastoral visit. During that occasion he suggested that the church sanctuary be expanded. The cornerstone was laid on Nov. 4, 1984 and the newly cast bell (1380 kg) was dedicated at the same time. The sculptor Friedrich Gurschler from Partschins was entrusted with the construction of the altar, the baptismal font and the sandstone rood screen. The altar depicts the lamb that takes away the sins of the world, the baptismal font shows the working of the Holy Spirit in natural and supernatural ways and the rood screen displays the symbols of the four gospel writers. H. Peter Fellin, a well-known artist from Meran, was commissioned to paint the big altar painting in oil on canvas. The painting depicts the Holy Trinity and the Virgin of Mercy with her cloak. Rosengarten, Schlern and Steinegg are shown at their feet. The church tabernacle, an artifact by H. Kusstatscher and Ranzi, is a present by the Bozen parish. The glass windows come from the Tyrolean glass painting shop in Innsbruck. They were marked by Prof. Widmoser and painted by the artist Ulrike Peer Huber from Tramin. The doors are made of chestnut wood and the church pews of elm wood. The sculptor Jakob Oberhollenzer from St. Jakob/Ahrntal carved the Stations of the Cross. The patron saints Peter and Paul were carved by Matthias Resch, a sculptor from Steinegg. Because of the steep incline on which the church is built, there was extra space in the basement, which was used to house the municipality museum and the Resurrection Chapel.
The construction work on the church led to an extension of the cemetery toward the north. The war memorial was also renovated during renovation activities. The organ was built in 1992. The well groomed churchyard with artfully forged crosses counts among the
most beautiful cemeteries of South Tyrol.
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