Sankt Valentin, Gothic parish church and cemetery in Ansfelden, Austria.
Sankt Valentin is a parish church in the Gothic style located in Ansfelden, Upper Austria, recognizable by its pointed arches and ribbed vaults. A cemetery surrounded by stone walls stands next to the main building, forming a unified complex.
The parish was founded in 764 following the transfer of Saint Valentine's relics to Passau. Later modifications in the Gothic and Baroque periods shaped the building we see today.
The high altar painting of Saint Valentine was reused from the earlier Baroque altar; art historians attribute it to Johann Karl von Reslfeld rather than Altomonte. The church benches were made in 1893 by the Ansfelden master carpenter Seiberl, and their carved side panels by local craftsman J. Weismayr, who learned carving during imprisonment in Garsten.
The church is open to visitors and holds regular services throughout the year. The cemetery is active and maintains burial plots for residents of Ansfelden and nearby towns.
Anton Bruckner was born in the Mesnerhaus, the sexton's house built against the southern cemetery wall, where his father Joseph taught school and served as sexton. Bruckner himself took over the teaching post until his father's death in 1837. His father's grave is the only one still in the old cemetery beside the church.
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