Pfarrkirche St. Ägid Altaussee

Parish Church of St. Ägid Altaussee

Traditions that were first recorded in the 18th century put the [church in Altaussee](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfarrkirche_Altaussee) (or "Altenaussee" in dialect) at the end of the 12th century. Only about a hundred years later is it expressly confirmed in Albrecht I's total land register.Another tradition says that it is older than the Pauluskirche in Bad Aussee and a former parish church. In fact, long before its own pastoral office was set up, it had parish rights: the Ausseer parish ordinance of 1483 requires burial rights, news from the 17th and 18th centuries mention a baptismal certificate and the distribution of the Easter sacraments. The Gothic tabernacle testifies to the storage of the Eucharist.Documentary mentions begin in 1433, the year 1434 can be seen as a building inscription on the west side next to today's main portal.The patron saint of Ägidius also points to the origins in the 12th century, from which most of the Ägidius churches in the country date and in which, with the donation of two salt pans to the Cisterze Rein by Margrave Ottokar in 1147, the documents on salt production can be used.The old parish rights applied to a precisely defined district, the services were taken care of by the Aussee parish, which has been attested to since 1301. In 1770, Empress Maria Theresa founded her own vicarage, which in some respects remained dependent on the mother parish. This only slowly changed when the vicariate rose to become an independent parish in 1892.

Parish bulletin SEP + OCT 2022

Saint Barbara

Altarpiece depicts St. Barbara. Painted around 1860 by [Leopold Kupelwieser](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Kupelwieser).

Saint Egidius

Painted around 1860 by [Leopold Kupelwieser](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Kupelwieser).

Tabernacle

The late Gothic sacrament house made of red marble was built around 1525 and is (as in the parish church of Bad Aussee) placed across a corner. It consists of a two-storey structure with twisted and roughened half-columns with a late Gothic wrought iron grille.

Glass Window

In the choir there are remains of six Gothic stained glass windows from the second quarter of the 15th century with later additions.

Late Gothic cross

What does late Gothic mean? Medieval architecture between 1350 and 1520. Origin of the term: determinative compound from the adjective late and Gothic.

Organ

Organ builder: [Orgelbau Eisenbarth](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgelbau_Eisenbarth), op. 355 Year of construction: 2002 Conversions: Supplement to the Rückpositiv Case: Brothers Mauracher 1895 Wind chests: slider chests Key action: mechanical Stop action: electric with combination of setters Number of registers: 31 Manuals: 3, C-g3 Pedal: 30 notes, C-f1 Playing Aids, Couplers: Normal Couplers (Mechanical: II-I, III-I, III-II, I-P, II-P, III-P; Octave Couplers (Electrical): Super I, Super II-I, Sub II-I; 1,000 Setter Combinations