The parish church of St Andrew
Here you will find important information about our parish church
About the parish church
Worth a visit is the parish church with its remarkable contemporary works of art: the Stations of the Cross by Professor Franz Weiß, the triptych "Pope John Paul II" by Roelof Rene Stakvis and the historic "St Andrew's Window" from the 14th century.
The parish association comprises the parishes of Trieben, Hohentauern and St. Lorenzen im Paltentale.
Patrocinium: St Andrew, 30 November
Church consecration day: 1 September
Parish err..: 1955
Parish church erb..: 1961 – 1963
Church: St Andrew (old parish church) gen. 1160 (1149 - 1454)
Registers: 1955
Mass chapel: District retirement home
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History of the parish church of St Andrew
In 1955, the parish of Trieben was separated from the original and mother parish of St. Lorenzen im Paltentale and established as an independent parish, which is not incorporated into Admont Abbey, as incorporation was no longer possible under canon law at that time.
The so-called "New St. Andrew's Church" was built between 1961 and 1963 according to a plan by Hans Beckers with stained glass windows designed by Notburga Beckers (executed by the glass workshop of Schlierbach Abbey) and solemnly consecrated by Bishop Dr Josef Schoiswohl on 1 September 1963.
The cross above the altar was made by Hans Angerbauer and the figures of saints in the niches between the text of the Beatitudes by Gottfried Prabitz.
The triptych in the side chapel (sacrament chapel) and the Stations of the Cross are the work of Professor Franz Weiß and the statue of the Virgin Mary in the chancel is by Leo Bäumler (1965).
Behind the priest's seat is a Gothic glass painting of St Andrew from the second half of the 15th century (on loan from the Landesmuseum Joanneum Graz).
The feast of the church and parish patron saint - St. Andrew the Apostle - is celebrated together with the parish festival at the beginning of July, as the actual feast day of the church patron saint (30 November) usually coincides with the beginning of Advent and therefore cannot be celebrated on a Sunday.
