HISTORY In the centre of Essen stands the Cathedral. This site was formerly the monastery church for nuns, which stood there from 850 to 1803. This monastic community was a…
HISTORY Two legends are the foundation for the creation of the pilgrimage site on the Hörnleberg. The first legend tells of a blind man. He prays and believes that if on…
HISTORY The pilgrimage site has its roots in a legend … In 1171, a pilgrimage took place because Ritter Wilhard von Vernede (Verne) was travelling with the retinue of Duke Heinrich der Löwe (Henry…
HISTORY The origin of the pilgrimage site… In 1435, a shepherd finds a stone statue of Mary in a hollow oak tree. The man takes the statuette home. The next morning…
HISTORY Werl is an old Hanseatic town and has had city rights since 1218. Pilgrimages in Werl have been taking place since the year 1661. Before the Marian pilgrimages begin, an image...
HISTORY The church “Maria Rain” is named after its location on the high banks of the river Wertach. This is a left tributary of the Lech and has a length…
HISTORY Since the 13th century, there have been pilgrimages in the Todtmoos area. In 1255, Mary appeared to the priest Dietrich von Rickenbach. She instructed him to build a wooden chapel…
HISTORY In the late 9th century, there was already a pilgrimage church in Birnau, namely a chapel to Mary. Nuns were active in Birnau in 1227. In 1241, the abbey of…
History of Wigratzbad In the Bavarian Wigratzbad, Mary appears to Antonie Rädler (1899-1991). Her parents work hard on their farm, in cattle dealing and their butcher's shop. The family is very devout and practising Catholics.
TRIBERG HISTORY In 1644, a remarkable healing occurred under a large pine tree, at the very spot where the pilgrimage church now stands. A statue of Mary was hanging from this tree, which on a piece of parchment...
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