St. Laurentius, Parish church in Wörth an der Isar, Germany.
St. Laurentius is a parish church in Wörth an der Isar featuring baroque architectural elements and ornate details throughout. The interior displays decorated altars, carved woodwork, and decorative features characteristic of this architectural style.
The oldest surviving parts, a west apse and two nave bays, are Romanesque, from the 11th or 12th century. In the last third of the 17th century the chapel was extended eastward into a small Baroque church. Wörth became a parish seat on 4 November 1935, and a larger church by architect Michael Simon was built against the north wall in 1936–1938, consecrated on 8 May 1938 by Bishop Michael Buchberger.
The church serves as a focal point for the Catholic community in town and shapes religious life in the area. Regular services and community gatherings here bring people together throughout the year.
The church is generally open during service times, and you can find information about masses through the local parish office. It is respectful to observe quiet behavior and dress modestly when visiting the sacred space.
The baroque altars were moved into the 1936–1938 extension, so the old nave needed new fittings. In 1943 pastor Ludwig Fischl bought a Renaissance altar from the Schornkapelle in Unterstein for 300 Reichsmark; its Marian image was replaced in 1944 by a restored copy of the Mother of Good Counsel from Genazzano, found in a Niederaichbach attic.
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