St. Andreas, Church building in Wolfratshausen, Germany.
St. Andreas is a three-aisled hall church of four bays with a recessed polygonal choir and a south tower. The medieval tower base was reused in the 1621–1626 rebuild by Georg Graf, and the octagonal top with onion dome was added in 1630/1631. The nave has a barrel vault with lunettes on octagonal piers, and the choir is separated by a triumphal-arch-like vault.
The church originates from the medieval period and has shaped religious life in the town since then. It was later designated as an architectural monument and registered under protection number D-6-75-117-208.
The parish belongs to the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and since 2016 has formed the Stadtkirche Wolfratshausen parish association with St. Josef. The twelve large apostle figures on the nave walls were carved by different artists between 1680 and 1690. The paintings on the lower gallery parapet, made in 1680–1686 by the painter and mayor Kaspar Albrecht, were donated by Wolfratshausen guilds, whose coats of arms and sometimes dates are visible on the stucco frames.
The church is located in the town center of Wolfratshausen and can be reached on foot from the train station. Visitors can explore the interior during regular opening times.
The twelve large apostle figures along the nave walls were carved by different artists between 1680 and 1690; the Matthew and James figures are possibly by Georg Wunderl of Wolfratshausen, Peter and Paul by Niederreiter of Dietramszell, the rest presumably by Johann Krinner of Tölz.
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