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Kirche auf dem Moritzenbühl, formerly St. Mauritius. Walled church and cemetery complex. Romanesque tower, nave built in 1444-47. Renovated in 1940-43 after fire catastrophe of 1940. Massive fortified tower on square floor plan. Surmounted by a bell tower with a nicht geknicktem octogonal pinnacle. On the southern facades of the choir and nave, two representations of Saint Christopher from the third quarter of the 15th century and the first quarter of the 16th century. Interior: lofty pseudo-basilica on three pairs of timber props, dividing the space into three naves. Late Romanesque choir. Significant murals from the third and fourth quarters of the 15th century, exposed and restored in 1927, 1942 and 1972. On the northern wall of the nave, fragments of the Last Judgement and the Last Supper, as well as a representation of The Veronica. On the southern wall, the Adoration of the Magi. On the triumphal arch, the Coronation of the Virgin and Christ's capture in Gethsemane; at the apex, Christ blessing; on either side, the busts of the Apostles above banners and two saints. Choir murals: on the northern wall: in the corner areas, the four Evangelists with the fathers of the Church on either side; typological scenes from the Old Testament. On the eastern wall: representations from the life of the Virgin, Christ's childhood, and the Holy Kinship. On the southern wall: the decimation of the Theban Legion and the martyrdom of Saint Maurice, the patron of the church. Outstanding baptismal font from the first quarter of the 16th century. Trumpet-shaped shaft and curved, chalice-shaped font braided with tracery and reliefs, featuring the Evangelists' symbols and the knee-length portraits of John the Baptist, Saint James the Greater, the Virgin Mary with Christ the Child and Maurice.
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