Saint Anthony of Padua Church, Baroque parish church in Sankt Anton am Arlberg, Austria.
The parish church of St. Anton am Arlberg is a baroque church consecrated in 1698, built by the master builder Keil from Umhausen. Its baroque onion tower with shingled cupola survives; in 1932 Clemens Holzmeister enlarged the nave into a choir and added a second, lower tower, creating an unusual double-tower composition. Inside are a 1951 ceiling painting by Hans Andre and a 1956 high altar by Hans Buchgschwenter.
The church was consecrated on 11 September 1698 to the Virgin Mary, St Francis of Assisi and St Anthony of Padua, built by master builder Keil from Umhausen. In 1932 Clemens Holzmeister enlarged it, turning the old nave into the choir and adding a second, lower tower. It became a parish in 1947 and is now a listed monument.
The church is also called Mariahilf, a name recalling its 1698 consecration to the Holy Virgin, Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Anthony of Padua. Its patron is Anthony of Padua, and the high altar carved by Hans Buchgschwenter in 1956 shows scenes from his life. A 14th-century winged altarpiece from the earlier furnishings is still kept inside.
The church stands in the village centre of St. Anton am Arlberg, in the Tyrol. The old Baroque nave now serves as the choir, and the 1932 extension by Clemens Holzmeister added a second, lower tower, so visitors enter through the newer section. The five bells hang split between the two towers: the older four in the Baroque onion-dome tower, the 1959 f' bell in the new tower.
The bell frame holds a complete set of bells from the Grassmayr foundry in Innsbruck, cast across three generations: the as'' bell survives from 1882, the as', c'' and es'' bells date from 1948, and the f' bell was cast in Feldkirch in 1959. The newest bell hangs in Clemens Holzmeister's 1932 tower, the older four in the baroque onion-domed tower.
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