HISTORY The pilgrimage site has existed for centuries. A hermit at Ponlach brought a statue of Mary. He placed it above a spring. The water from the spring has healing properties. The…
HISTORY The origin of the pilgrimage site Maria Eck is based on a legend. Woodcutters observed rays of light from the sky on the nights of major Marian feast days. These rays came...
~~~ HISTORY A legend from 1104 tells of a stone statue of the Mother of God swimming against the current of the Danube. This makes the Bogenberg one of the…
HISTORY The history of the pilgrimage begins in the period 1633/1634. Two events are of importance, namely a war and an epidemic, which the population is suffering from. Through the…
HISTORY A legend lies at the foundation of the pilgrimage site Marienweiher. A carter from Saxony, which is predominantly a Catholic country, leaves an image of the Virgin in Franconia…
HISTORY The church originated in the 16th century. The construction of this church is the result of miracles at a shrine, with a wooden Pietà. This shrine stands…
HISTORY In the late Middle Ages, this was already a Marian pilgrimage site. In 1296, there is mention of “Sanctam Mariam” and in 1381 a deed states “Sand Marein”. Around 1500...
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