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A Visit to: Rottenburg's Diocesan Museum, Weggental and O.L. of Stuttgart ( Hofen), Sankt Barbara. irapuato 23.4.2015 Rottenburg is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop, being the official centre of …More
A Visit to: Rottenburg's Diocesan Museum, Weggental and O.L. of Stuttgart ( Hofen), Sankt Barbara.
irapuato 23.4.2015 Rottenburg is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop, being the official centre of the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. Main sights: Dom St. Martin has been the city's cathedral since 1821. Its tower, dating from 1486, is its most prominent feature... the Stiftskirche St. Moriz incorporates a Gothic core with elements from an earlier church and a later Baroque hall church. The Gothic feel is what persists, from 14th and 15th centuries frescoes on the pillars to the 15th-century painting of the Four Evangelists on the ceiling in the choir. In the north aisle stands an ornamented column depicting various princes, donated in 1470 by Archduchess Mechthild....In nearby Weggental is the pilgrimage church of Wallfahrtskirche St. Maria, rebuilt in 1682-1695 in Baroque style, but containing a medieval pietà and a very fine rendition of the Virgin swooning during the More
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✍️ St. Barbara Kirche: Während der Reformation wurde fast ganz Württemberg evangelisch. Am 2. Februar 1535 verbrachte der letzte dortige katholische Pfarrer, Paul Korner, die Madonnenfigur aus der Stuttgarter Stiftkirche nach Hofen. Der Legende nach soll sie ihm beim Verlassen der Kirche zugerufen haben: „Nimm mich mit und meinen göttlichen Sohn!“