Saint Rupert Church, Protected parish church and cemetery in Uttendorf, Austria.
Saint Rupert Church is a single-nave Late Gothic parish church surrounded by a cemetery in Uttendorf, Austria. It has a net-rib vaulted nave, a polygonal choir with buttresses, and a late Gothic south tower with triforium windows and a gable spire. The church is dedicated to Saint Rupert of Salzburg.
A church at Uttendorf was first documented in 1320; the present Late Gothic building dates from the 15th century. In the second half of the 18th century the nave was partly re-vaulted, and from 1892 to 1894 the church was regothicised. The parish itself was established in 1858, and restoration followed in 1976–1977.
The parish is dedicated to Saint Rupert of Salzburg, patron of the church and of the archdiocese. The high altar by Johann Ripper (1894) carries figures of Rupert and, in the upper section, Michael by Johann Piger; the Saints Barbara and Catherine date from around 1470. Late Gothic console figures of Peter and Paul stand in the rood area, and the organ was built by Rochus Egedacher in 1750.
The church functions as an active parish building within the Deanery of Stuhlfelden and maintains the cemetery for the local community. Visitors can explore the grounds while respecting the privacy of the community and those mourning.
The regotisation of 1892–1894 renewed the Gothic ribs of the nave vault after the originals had been struck off, and added the neo-Gothic balustrade of the two-bay west gallery. The high altar by Johann Ripper dates from 1894, the same campaign, with figures of Saint Rupert and Saint Michael carved by Johann Piger.
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