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Painting by David Stangel depicting Abbot Martin Greysing elevating the Consecrated Host during a Solemn High Mass at the altar of St. Martin's Church, surrounded by kneeling monks and servers.

Abbot Martin Greysing Celebrating Holy Mass at St. Martin’s Church – David Stangel – 1644

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Title of the painting: Abbot Martin Greysing Celebrating Holy Mass at St. Martin’s Church

Name of the artist: David Stangel

Date: 1644

Description: Aigen ( Upper Austria ). Former hospital church Saint Martin – Baroque altar ( 1644 ) – Altar painting by David Stangel, probably showing Martin Greysing, abbot of Schlägl monastery and founder of the church, holding mass.

Visual description: A baroque painting depicting Abbot Martin Greysing celebrating a Solemn High Mass at the high altar of St. Martin’s Church. The central focus is the Elevation of the Host. The Abbot, dressed in a golden chasuble, stands ad orientem facing an altar piece featuring the Madonna and Child. He is assisted by a deacon and subdeacon, while choir monks and altar servers kneel in reverence on both sides of the sanctuary.

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