Candles in Christian Malford
Wishing everybody a peaceful Feast of Light.
Church - Lalibela
Church interior in Lalibela
Rock-hewn church in Lalibela
Stone-hewn church in Lalibela
Church detail in Lalibela
Church interior in Lalibela
Stone-hewn church in Lalibela
Stone-hewn church in Lalibela
Stone-hewn church in Lalibela
Stone church in Lalibela
Stone-hewn church in Lalibela
Stone-hewn church in Lalibela
Mummified feet (of a saint??) in a stone church in…
Ölbergkapelle, Sachrang ( 6x PiP )
Oelbergkapelle, Sachrang
Oelbergkapelle, Sachrang ( 3x PiP)
Oelbergkapelle, Sachrang
Ölbergkapelle, Sachrang
Untere Kapelle
Ölbergkapelle, Holzdecke
St Nicholas Denston
St Nicholas Denston
Crib scene with Messy Church backdrop - Saint Pete…
Christmas at St Peter's East Blatchington 2019
Denston tomb
The Robinson family crest
Denston misericord (2)
Denston misericord (1)
St Nicholas, Denston
St Nicholas, Denston
St Nicholas, Denston
Kathedrale zum heiligen Kreuze über dem Meer (Cate…
Ennis Friary (Explored)
Energy Fuels
Jesus Mobile
Lavenham interior
Pinhole Ayot
Rest in peace
Faceless
10th Century Church
Modern graves
Hitchin church pinhole
Salzburg
Germany - Passau, Dom St. Stephan
HFF
Look at the PIP. The stained glass window, signed…
With a PIP - Another view of the inside of the Par…
One of the stained glass window in the Parroquia…
Ashwell skull
St. Giles' Church Windows, Kellaways
Portugal - Lisbon, Igreja de São Domingos
Portugal - Lisbon, Igreja de São Roque
Eauze - La Cathédrale
Rimini 2019 – Tempio Malatestiano
Rimini 2019 – Tempio Malatestiano
St Giles' in autumn
war memorial poppies
St Mary's, Huntingdon
Omega in autumn
leaves on the water
boats at St Barnabas
Rimini 2019 – Church
Location
Lat, Lng:
Lat, Lng:
You can copy the above to your favourite mapping app.
Address: unknown
Lat, Lng:
You can copy the above to your favourite mapping app.
Address: unknown
See also...
See more...Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
1 683 visits
Austria - Sankt Wolfgang, pilgrimage church
The foundation of the Sankt Wolfgang pilgrimage church goes back to a legend from 976. Bishop Wolfgang von Regensburg lived as a hermit on the Falkenstein and decided to build a first church. The location of the building was inspired by his famous "Axthrow", a divine dispensation. He threw an axe with the vow to build a church where he would find him again. When he found the axe after three days, he built the church at the site, a rocky hill next to the Wolfgangsee.
In 1183 the church was first mentioned in a document as Aberseekirche (Abersee was the original name of the Wolfgangsee), which was renamed Capella St. Wolfgangi in 1194. The existence of a stone church is mentioned in 1291.
Next to the church founded by Wolfgang von Regensburg, a Romanesque church was built, which met the requirements of the upcoming pilgrimages. That building was destroyed by fire in 1429. Abbot Simon Reuchling commissioned the construction of a new church, which was built as it still largely exists today.
The most famous piece in the interior of the church is the “Pacher altar” (PiP2). This winged altarpiece is the only fully preserved altar by Michael Pacher, an important medieval artist from Bruneck. In 1481 it was brought from South Tyrol to Sankt Wolfgang and set up in the presence of Pacher. The altar is one of the most important art monuments in Salzkammergut and Upper Austria and has gained a worldwide reputation through the pilgrimage.
Another highlight is the baroque double altar by T. Schwanthaler ( around 1675). Originally - so is said - this altar was to be erected instead of the “Pacher altar”, but Schwanthaler was so enthusiastic about that altar that he decided to erect his own at the present location. The fence around it indicates exactly the place where the first church, built by Bishop Wolfgang stood (main picture and PiP1).
The church in Sankt Wolfgang is nowadays still one of the most significant pilgrimage sites in Central Europe.
In 1183 the church was first mentioned in a document as Aberseekirche (Abersee was the original name of the Wolfgangsee), which was renamed Capella St. Wolfgangi in 1194. The existence of a stone church is mentioned in 1291.
Next to the church founded by Wolfgang von Regensburg, a Romanesque church was built, which met the requirements of the upcoming pilgrimages. That building was destroyed by fire in 1429. Abbot Simon Reuchling commissioned the construction of a new church, which was built as it still largely exists today.
The most famous piece in the interior of the church is the “Pacher altar” (PiP2). This winged altarpiece is the only fully preserved altar by Michael Pacher, an important medieval artist from Bruneck. In 1481 it was brought from South Tyrol to Sankt Wolfgang and set up in the presence of Pacher. The altar is one of the most important art monuments in Salzkammergut and Upper Austria and has gained a worldwide reputation through the pilgrimage.
Another highlight is the baroque double altar by T. Schwanthaler ( around 1675). Originally - so is said - this altar was to be erected instead of the “Pacher altar”, but Schwanthaler was so enthusiastic about that altar that he decided to erect his own at the present location. The fence around it indicates exactly the place where the first church, built by Bishop Wolfgang stood (main picture and PiP1).
The church in Sankt Wolfgang is nowadays still one of the most significant pilgrimage sites in Central Europe.
Fred Fouarge, Trudy Tuinstra, Günter Klaus, Guydel and 83 other people have particularly liked this photo
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
HANWE!
Jaap, feliĉan Kristnaskon:)))
HFF
HFF.
belle fin de semaine Jaap♫
Bonne fin de semaine
Have a nice day
Jaap van 't Veen club has replied to FarbFormFreude clubHFF, have a very Merry Christmas. Herb
HFF, have a great weekend
◦•●◉✿ Have a great weekend✿◉●•◦
Decoration so diverse, maybe too much for me
The images are very informative and the text is excellent
Many thanks, Jaap!
HFF and a great weekend
HFF and have a nice weekend, Jaap!
Jaap van 't Veen club has replied to Danielleklasse aufgenommen. Tolles Licht und wunderschöne Farben.
Weard
HFF and I wish you a good weekend.
HFF, Jaap, und ein schönes 4. Adventswochenende!
I love the story about throwing an axe and building where it lands.................nowadays you'd need an architect, two or three surveys and a year to get planning permission :-)))
HFF have a great weeknd and a happy Chrismas.
HFF and have a great weekend,Jaap!
Best wishes
Füsun
I really like this picture
Superbly taken!
I visited St Wolfgang a few years ago, but was in blissful ignorance of this church. Pity!!
Thank you for sharing.
Best Wishes, HFF, and a good weekend
Peter
HFF and have a good weekend.
A belated HFF and a very merry Christmas!
Fijn weekend Jaap.
Ciao
Freundliche Grüße und einen guten Abend
Erich
Merci du partage et des informations .
Groet, Christien.
ciao, Silvy
Thank you for all your kind comments, Jaap. We wish you a very Happy New Year!
Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
Best wishes and a great week and also HBM
Sign-in to write a comment.