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Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Eppan / Appiano

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HISTORY The Austrian master builder and architect Josef von Stadl (1828-1893) designed the church in 1874. The church was consecrated in 1875. The building was constructed in the Neo-Romanesque style....

Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Riffian/Riffiano

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HISTORY The origin of the pilgrimage site at Riffian is based on a legend from the Middle Ages. The story is: One night, a farmer from Riffian sees a radiant…

Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Saronno

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HISTORY A legend is responsible for the construction of this pilgrimage site. The story is about a sick person who is healed. The legend tells: Pedretto is a young man and is already…

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Hörnleberg

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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…

Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Our Lady in the Woods/Senale

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HISTORY Since 1184, monks have been living in a monastery and a small hospice was built for travellers passing over or having passed the Gampen Pass. There are three legends…

Pilgrimage sites in Italy – San Damiano

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HISTORY The hamlet of San Damiano, officially named San Damiano Piacentino, became famous through the apparitions of Mary to Rosa Buzzini (1909-1981). She was married to Giuseppe Quattrini and later became…

Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Maria Trens

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HISTORY The name “Trens” is of Roman origin and is derived from “Torrentes”, the mountain river. It is mentioned in a charter from 827. In the 6th century...

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Verne

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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…

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Waghäusel

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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…

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Werl

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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...