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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.

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. https://www.schwaebisch-gmuend.de/burgruine-und-wallfahrtskirche-rechberg.html
  2. ^ https://web.se-unterm-hohenrechberg.de/wallfahrtskirche.html
  3. https://www.drs.de/der-hohenrechberg-bei-schwaebisch-gmuend.html
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