Enggenhütten

St. Peter and Paul (29 June)

Larger church on the main road Appenzell-Herisau as the centre of the hamlet of Enggenhütten.

Medium-sized, geostatic chapel in the customary Baroque scheme with polygonal end, gable roof and pointed helmeted roof turret. The hall-like interior is vaulted by a vaulted field ceiling left in the colour of 1891. Excellent altarpiece in cartilage style. The round window from 1975 with St. Wendelin is by Adalbert Fässler sen. The altarpiece is on loan from the Appenzell convent and shows the Assumption of Mary, painted in 1735. On the wall is a former choir arch crucifix from the last quarter of the 17th century. Today the chapel has 67 comfortable seats and a bench heater. The bells and locking system work electrically.

History

The chapel of St. Peter and Paul was built between 1670 and 1675 on land that is common property. The condition was that the people of Enggenhütten paid for the project "without damage to the land and the authorities". Private contributions, such as those of Eva Rechsteiner, pastors Ulmann and Äbisegger, and Konrad Bodmer made the construction possible. The chapel was consecrated on 10 September 1688 by the auxiliary bishop of Constance. The altar at that time was kept in simple Renaissance style with two statues and, until 1892, with a picture of a storm on the sea. In 1773, the chapel was given a baroque tower shape and a bell. In 1891/92, it was renovated with today's pointed helmet turret. In 1974/75, the chapel was restored and enlarged for the last time under the direction of August lnauen and Franz Lorenzi. The consecration of the happily renovated chapel took place on 12 January 1975. In 2003, the tiled roof was renewed.