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The '''Church of St. Maria on the Hohenrechberg''' is a Catholic ] on the ] near ].<ref>https://www.schwaebisch-gmuend.de/burgruine-und-wallfahrtskirche-rechberg.html</ref> The '''Church of St. Maria on the Hohenrechberg''' is a Catholic ] on the ] near ], Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.schwaebisch-gmuend.de/burgruine-und-wallfahrtskirche-rechberg.html|title=Wallfahrtskirche St. Maria Hohenrechberg - Schwäbisch Gmünd}}</ref>


It is a popular destination for Catholic pilgrims.<ref name= unterm>https://web.se-unterm-hohenrechberg.de/wallfahrtskirche.html</ref> The church was originally built by the ] of ].<ref name= unterm/> Legend states that pilgrimages started when a hermit brought a beautiful carved wooden image of the Virgin Mary to the mountain and built a wooden chapel as a shrine.<ref name= unterm/> Around 1488. Count Ulrich II of Rechnberg had a stone church built on the site. Count Bernhard Bero of Rechberg commissioned a ] church to accommodate the number of pilgrims.<ref name= unterm/> It is a popular destination for Catholic pilgrims.<ref name= unterm>{{Cite web|url=https://web.se-unterm-hohenrechberg.de/wallfahrtskirche.html|title=Wallfahrtskirche - Seelsorgeeinheit unterm Hohenrechberg|website=web.se-unterm-hohenrechberg.de}}</ref> The church was originally built by the ] of ].<ref name= unterm/> Legend states that pilgrimages started when a hermit brought a beautiful carved wooden image of the Virgin Mary to the mountain and built a wooden chapel as a shrine.<ref name= unterm/> Around 1488. Count Ulrich II of Rechnberg had a stone church built on the site. Count Bernhard Bero of Rechberg commissioned a ] church to accommodate the number of pilgrims.<ref name= unterm/>


The church is under the authority of the ].<ref>https://www.drs.de/der-hohenrechberg-bei-schwaebisch-gmuend.html</ref> The church is under the authority of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drs.de/der-hohenrechberg-bei-schwaebisch-gmuend.html|title=Unterwegs mit der Schönen Maria|website=www.drs.de}}</ref>


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St. Maria Hohenrechberg in 2013

The Church of St. Maria on the Hohenrechberg is a Catholic pilgrimage church on the Rechberg near Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.

It is a popular destination for Catholic pilgrims. The church was originally built by the Counts of Rechberg and Rothenlöwen. Legend states that pilgrimages started when a hermit brought a beautiful carved wooden image of the Virgin Mary to the mountain and built a wooden chapel as a shrine. Around 1488. Count Ulrich II of Rechnberg had a stone church built on the site. Count Bernhard Bero of Rechberg commissioned a Baroque church to accommodate the number of pilgrims.

The church is under the authority of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.

References

  1. "Wallfahrtskirche St. Maria Hohenrechberg - Schwäbisch Gmünd".
  2. ^ "Wallfahrtskirche - Seelsorgeeinheit unterm Hohenrechberg". web.se-unterm-hohenrechberg.de.
  3. "Unterwegs mit der Schönen Maria". www.drs.de.


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