Church of St. Maria (Hohenrechberg)
The Church of St. Maria on the Hohenrechberg is a Catholic pilgrimage church on the Rechberg near Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.[1]
It is a popular destination for Catholic pilgrims.[2] The church was originally built by the Counts of Rechberg and Rothenlöwen.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2]
The church is under the authority of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.[3]
References
- ^ "Wallfahrtskirche St. Maria Hohenrechberg - Schwäbisch Gmünd".
- ^ a b c d "Wallfahrtskirche - Seelsorgeeinheit unterm Hohenrechberg". web.se-unterm-hohenrechberg.de.
- ^ "Unterwegs mit der Schönen Maria". www.drs.de.