Pfarrkirche St. Corneli, Protected church in Feldkirch, Austria
Pfarrkirche St. Corneli, also called St. Corneli, is a former Roman Catholic parish church at Tostner Burgweg 54 in the Tosters district of Feldkirch. The protected building is dedicated to Saints Cornelius and Cyprian and serves as a filial church of the new parish church of Feldkirch-Tosters. A cemetery surrounds the church.
The church received its first written mention in 1178 when Pope Alexander III issued a protective bull at a time when Tosters was connected to the Schänis convent in present-day Switzerland. This early connection reveals the region's cross-border religious ties.
The interior gallery from 1685 displays paintings of the twelve apostles along its balustrade, a collection from the 18th century. These works form part of the artistic decoration that reflects the spiritual life of the local community.
The church is normally open to visitors and hosts regular services as well as community gatherings. The cemetery surrounding the building is accessible and integrated into the site.
The yew by the north cemetery wall is said to be over a thousand years old; legend holds that the Virgin Mary rested beneath it on the way from Einsiedeln to St. Gerold. Believers cut its bark for healing, and a Madonna statue kept in a glass shrine beside it was stolen in 1950. Damaged by lightning, the tree was restored in the early 1990s.
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