Roman Catholic church in Schwabach. It's not particularly a large or old (only less than 200 years old) one, but what you can see inside is very remarkable--certainly worth your visit while you're in Schwabach. Here's the history of the church gathered from various websites: 1839: Sebastian Ablassmayer (1806 - 1882) became Schwabach's first Catholic pastor since the Reformation. Only around 140 Catholics lived in the city, about two percent of the population. With the construction of the railway, many Catholic workers moved to Schwabach. 1848-50: The Catholic Church is built next to the monks' gate in neo-Romanesque style. The interior of the church is decorated with paintings in the "Neubeuron style," which was shaped by the Archabbey of Beuron near Sigmaringen. The characters look like icons. It's a little reminiscent of Eastern Church paintings. 1885: The two stained glass windows were created. One is reminiscent of St. Sebald, the church's namesake. The motif with St. Sebastian was chosen as an honorable reminder of the city priest Sebastian Ablassmayer. 1925/26: The congregation grows, the plan is to build a new large church on the site of what later became the Ring pharmacy. But the economic crisis ruined the plans. In this way, the existing church will at least be expanded and given its current form. The apse was demolished and replaced by the extension. It is totally unfortunate that the old church painting was destroyed. The new plaster would not have held properly on the oil paints. Only in the chapel is plastering and painting done over the painting. 1948/50: After the World War, many Catholic refugees came to the city. The church is embellished by today's wall paintings. read more

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