Blasius Chapel (Bergweiler)
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The Blasius Chapel is located in northern Saarland on the Blasiusberg in Bergweiler near Tholey . It looks back on a total of 700 years of history.
Building history
The chapel was first mentioned in a document in 1246 among the properties of the Benedictine Abbey of St Mauritius . After a fire, it was rebuilt in its present form in 1716, as the inscription above the portal reports: "CoLLapsa per IgneM DenVo VratVr". The chapel's choir is Gothic, while the rest is designed in peasant baroque.
meaning
In the past , pilgrimages with fairs took place on Blasiustag (February 3) and on St. Mark's Day (April 25), to which the serfs of Tholey Abbey were obliged.
In addition to St. Blaise , St. Theobert is also venerated in the Blasius Chapel. It is known that as a monk and cellarer of the Tholey Monastery in the 13th century, he liked to hold Holy Mass on the Blasiusberg . In addition, the evangelist Mark and St. Wendalinus are venerated.
Others
In 1986 the "Förderverein Blasiuskapelle Bergweiler eV" was founded. The chapel is also part of the "Three Chapel Hiking Trail", which was opened in 2019, around Bergweiler.
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 35.2 ″ N , 6 ° 59 ′ 47.9 ″ E