Church of the Assumption of Mary, Catholic parish church in Erding, Germany
Mariä Verkündigung is a Baroque hall church in Altenerding, built 1721–1724 by Erding city architect Anton Kogler, who reused the late Gothic choir of 1469. The five-bay nave has pilaster articulation, the recessed choir has buttresses, and the square west tower ends in a three-tiered cupola, rebuilt by carpenter Johann Degele after a lightning strike in 1770. Inside, pilasters and a barrel vault with lunettes frame ceiling paintings by Johann Martin Heigl.
The Baroque hall church was built between 1721 and 1724 by Erding's municipal architect Anton Kogler, one of his main works. He reused the late Gothic choir of 1469, which closes on three sides with buttresses. After a lightning strike in 1770, carpenter Johann Degele built the tower helm. The church was restored between 1985 and 1987.
The church is dedicated to the Annunciation, though the identity name gives the Assumption; the ceiling paintings by Johann Martin Heigl show Mary's birth in the choir and the homage of the continents in the nave. Eight Old Testament prefigurations of Mary fill the side panels. Every Friday except Good Friday at 11 a.m. the full bells ring the so-called Herz-Jesu-Läuten.
The church stands in Altenerding, a district of Erding, and is reached from the town centre by road; the square west tower with its three-tiered hood marks the entrance side. Visitors should plan around services, since the interior is in parish use. Every Friday except Good Friday at 11 a.m. the full bells ring for the Herz-Jesu-Läuten.
The richly decorated monstrance was made by the Augsburg goldsmith Ludwig Schneider and was probably commissioned for the church's consecration around 1725. Every Friday at 11 a.m., except Good Friday, the full bells ring for the so-called Herz-Jesu-Läuten.
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