View of the rococo interior with the high altar in the background
An early church was present on the site by AD 715, consecrated as episcopal church by Boniface in 739. A triple nave was constructed in 860 and rebuilt after a fire in 903. The church was completely destroyed by fire on Palm Sunday, 5 April 1159. Construction of the current romanesque building started in 1159 and completed in 1205. The romanesque wooden ceiling was replaced by a gothic vault in 1481–3.
The tomb of St. Corbinian, the patron saint of the bishopric, is located in the four-nave crypt of the cathedral. In the centre of this crypt one of the most distinguished sculptures in Europe is located: the Bestiensäule ("pillar of beasts"), carved in the high Middle Ages.
Substantial reconstruction was undertaken during the Baroque period, beginning in 1619. A complete renovation begun in 1621, and its nearly completed high altar was consecrated on 1 January 1624. In 1623, Prince-Bishop Veit Adam von Gepeckh of Freising commissioned Hans Rottenhammer (1564-1625) to paint a vast altarpiece. Rottenhammer was near the end of his career (and life) and possibly an alcoholic, and his work was delayed. The commission was transferred to Rubens at an unknown time.[1] Rubens completed the painting of the Woman of the Apocalypse, a subject that had been very popular in German iconography since the 15th century. The bishop had commissioned a subject "applicable to all feast days of the Blessed Virgin" (so sich auf alle unser Lieben Frauen Fest applizieren liesse), which made the Madonna of the Revelation, associated in Counter-Reformation iconography with both the Assumption of the Virgin and the Immaculate Conception, an apt choice. The finished painting is first mentioned in 1632, when it was evacuated from the advancing Swedish troops. It is now kept in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich.[2]
Another renovation was undertaken in 1724, in view of the church's thousand-year anniversary. The rococo decoration of the interior created is a work of Cosmas Damian Asam and Egid Quirin Asam. In the 1920s, some of the frescoes were painted over and severely damaged. These were restored in 2006.
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^a letter by Empress Eleonora dated 10 December 1624 refers to the altar as nearly complete, but it is unclear whether the painting was still in charge of Rottenhammer or already handed over to Rubens at that time.
^Peter C. Sutton , Peter Paul Rubens, The Virgin as the Woman of the Apocalypse 2010-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Bibliographyedit
Mark Bankus: Der Freisinger Domberg und sein Umland. Untersuchungen zur prähistorischen Besiedlung. Leidorf, Rahden 2004, ISBN3-89646-891-X.
Hermann-Joseph Busley: Die Geschichte des Freisinger Domkapitels von den Anfängen bis zur Wende des 14./15. Jahrhunderts. Dissertation, Universität München 1956.
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freising, cathedral, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, decemb. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Freising Cathedral news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Freising Cathedral also called Saint Mary and Corbinian Cathedral German Mariendom is a romanesque basilica in Freising Bavaria It is the co cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising Freising Cathedral is also known for being the place where Pope Benedict XVI was ordained a priest Saint Mary and Saint Corbinian Co CathedralDom St Maria und St KorbinianMariendom48 23 56 N 11 44 47 E 48 39889 N 11 74639 E 48 39889 11 74639LocationFreisingCountryGermanyDenominationRoman CatholicWebsiteWebsiteHistoryStatusActiveFounded1159Consecrated1250ArchitectureFunctional statusCo CathedralArchitectural typeBasilicaStyleRomanesque Baroque and GothicSpecificationsBells11AdministrationArchdioceseArchdiocese of Munich and FreisingClergyArchbishopReinhard Marx Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp View of the rococo interior with the high altar in the background An early church was present on the site by AD 715 consecrated as episcopal church by Boniface in 739 A triple nave was constructed in 860 and rebuilt after a fire in 903 The church was completely destroyed by fire on Palm Sunday 5 April 1159 Construction of the current romanesque building started in 1159 and completed in 1205 The romanesque wooden ceiling was replaced by a gothic vault in 1481 3 The tomb of St Corbinian the patron saint of the bishopric is located in the four nave crypt of the cathedral In the centre of this crypt one of the most distinguished sculptures in Europe is located the Bestiensaule pillar of beasts carved in the high Middle Ages Substantial reconstruction was undertaken during the Baroque period beginning in 1619 A complete renovation begun in 1621 and its nearly completed high altar was consecrated on 1 January 1624 In 1623 Prince Bishop Veit Adam von Gepeckh of Freising commissioned Hans Rottenhammer 1564 1625 to paint a vast altarpiece Rottenhammer was near the end of his career and life and possibly an alcoholic and his work was delayed The commission was transferred to Rubens at an unknown time 1 Rubens completed the painting of the Woman of the Apocalypse a subject that had been very popular in German iconography since the 15th century The bishop had commissioned a subject applicable to all feast days of the Blessed Virgin so sich auf alle unser Lieben Frauen Fest applizieren liesse which made the Madonna of the Revelation associated in Counter Reformation iconography with both the Assumption of the Virgin and the Immaculate Conception an apt choice The finished painting is first mentioned in 1632 when it was evacuated from the advancing Swedish troops It is now kept in the Alte Pinakothek Munich 2 Another renovation was undertaken in 1724 in view of the church s thousand year anniversary The rococo decoration of the interior created is a work of Cosmas Damian Asam and Egid Quirin Asam In the 1920s some of the frescoes were painted over and severely damaged These were restored in 2006 References edit a letter by Empress Eleonora dated 10 December 1624 refers to the altar as nearly complete but it is unclear whether the painting was still in charge of Rottenhammer or already handed over to Rubens at that time Peter C Sutton Peter Paul Rubens The Virgin as the Woman of the Apocalypse Archived 2010 07 25 at the Wayback Machine The J Paul Getty Museum Los AngelesBibliography editMark Bankus Der Freisinger Domberg und sein Umland Untersuchungen zur prahistorischen Besiedlung Leidorf Rahden 2004 ISBN 3 89646 891 X Hermann Joseph Busley Die Geschichte des Freisinger Domkapitels von den Anfangen bis zur Wende des 14 15 Jahrhunderts Dissertation Universitat Munchen 1956 External links edit nbsp Media related to Freising Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Freising Cathedral amp oldid 1165377151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
