Stefan Wirtz
Stöttwang - Parish Church of St. Gordian and Epimachus
The municipality of Stöttwang is located in the Bavarian district of Ostallgäu near Kaufbeuren with around 1800 inhabitants.
The parish church of St. Gordian and Epimachus is located on a slight hill in the middle of the village.
The nave of the church in Stöttwang is rebuilt under Pastor Martin Johann Klein.
The construction work was carried out between 1744 and 1745 under the direction of Joseph Galler, master builder from Kempten.
In 1749 Franz Georg Hermann was commissioned to paint and fresco the interior of the church.
Franz Xaver Feuchmayr, plasterer from Wessobrunn is hired for the stucco work in 1745. The pulpit also comes from him.
Placidus Verhelst makes the high altar and all the figures. His father Aegidius is the creator of the crucifix.
The Augsburg Bishop Johann Jakob Mayr consecrated the new church on September 11, 1746.
Stöttwang - Parish Church of St. Gordian and Epimachus
The municipality of Stöttwang is located in the Bavarian district of Ostallgäu near Kaufbeuren with around 1800 inhabitants.
The parish church of St. Gordian and Epimachus is located on a slight hill in the middle of the village.
The nave of the church in Stöttwang is rebuilt under Pastor Martin Johann Klein.
The construction work was carried out between 1744 and 1745 under the direction of Joseph Galler, master builder from Kempten.
In 1749 Franz Georg Hermann was commissioned to paint and fresco the interior of the church.
Franz Xaver Feuchmayr, plasterer from Wessobrunn is hired for the stucco work in 1745. The pulpit also comes from him.
Placidus Verhelst makes the high altar and all the figures. His father Aegidius is the creator of the crucifix.
The Augsburg Bishop Johann Jakob Mayr consecrated the new church on September 11, 1746.