Bernrain
| Bernrain | ||
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 Thurgau (TG)
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| District : | Kreuzlingen | |
| Political community : | Kreuzlingen | |
| Postal code : | 8280 | |
| Coordinates : | 729 173 / 278084 | |
| Height : | 480 m above sea level M. | |
 Priest house and chapel Bernrain |
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Bernrain is a place of pilgrimage and is now part of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland . Bernrain is located on a hill south of Emmishofen and has a train station on the Konstanz – Weinfelden line (S 14).
history
At Bernrain and especially at Schlossbüel there are traces of a prehistoric settlement and a presumably medieval fortification .
The chapel on the Way of St. James , built around 1388 and belonging to the Konstanz parish of St. Stephan until 1818 , became a place of pilgrimage in the 15th century in connection with the legend of a cruel cruel . In 1460 a chaplaincy benefice was established . In the course of the Reformation around 1527, the "miracle cross " was removed. After returning to the old faith in 1548, Bernrain developed into a center of the Counter Reformation . In 1647 the cross from the 14th century, kept in St. Katharina's convent in Litzelstetten near Konstanz, was returned. After the second, only under strong pressure from the Bishop of Constance and the Teutonic Order, in 1664, the cross, which had been brought to safety during the First Villmerger War , was returned to processions and church services. From 1831 to 1903 the chapel was the Catholic parish church of Emmishofen.
At the suggestion of Johann Jakob Wehrli , a school for the poor was opened in Bernrain in 1843 . 1931 Foundation of the Bernrain chocolate factory . A Jewish cemetery has existed in Bernrain since 1936.
Tell about the origins of the Heiligkreuz chapel
The following legend is associated with the creation of the chapel:
- A boy from Constance by the name of Schappeler is said to have gone into the forest in Bernrain with his comrades in 1384, where there was an old cross. The high-spirited Schappeler took the crucified by the nose and said: "Lord God, let yourself be blown, then I'll kiss you all the better". Then his hand caught his nose. Only his mother was able to free him when she had promised Our Lady seven pilgrimages to Einsiedeln .
At this point, Johannes Kränzlin from Constance had a chapel built, which later became a place of pilgrimage. Every year there was a procession from St. Stephan in Constance to Bernrain twice.
literature
- Verena Rothenbühler: Eppishausen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
This article is largely based on the entry in the Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (HLS), which, according to the HLS's usage information, is licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution - Distribution under the same conditions 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license .
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