The St. Gallus Chapel is a chapel within the abbey complex of Saint Gall.
It was rebuilt in 1666/67 on the ground floor of the residence of the prince-abbot. It was consecrated in 1671 in conjunction with the Bishop's chapel (German: Bischofskapelle) above it.[1][2]
The chapel has an approximately square interior. The walls and ceiling are filled with 26 paintings depicting the life of saint Gall, presumably created by Johann Sebastian Hersche.[3] There are two larger than life size statues next to the entrance, depicting Saint Maurice and Desiderius of Vienne.
In the year 971, the Abbot Purchart von Udalrichingen had a chapel built in the same spot. Purchart was buried next to its entrance in 975 by the bishop Conrad of Constance.[4]
The St. Gallus Chapel, along with the St. Gallen Cathedral, serves as a baptistery of the St. Gallen Cathedral parish.
See also edit
- List of sacred buildings in the city of St. Gallen (in German)]
Notes and references edit
- ^ Hufenus, Maria: Daten zur Baugeschichte der Stadt St. Gallen von den Anfängen bis 2000. Stadtarchiv St. Gallen (Vadiana). St. Gallen 2004, last accessed 7 December 2019 (PDF; 434 kB).
- ^ St. Gallen (Galluskapelle) on sanktgallus.net, last accessed 7 December 2019.
- ^ St. Gallen (Galluskapelle) on sanktgallus.net, retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Taufen in der Dompfarrei". Retrieved 2019-10-15.