Gangolf Chapel (Milseburg)

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Gangolf Chapel Exterior View Front (2017)

The Gangolf Chapel on the Milseburg , also called Milseburg Chapel , is a pilgrimage chapel in honor of St. Gangolf . It is the only church in the Diocese of Fulda that was consecrated to this saint. Selected holidays are still celebrated today with official church services in the chapel.

location

Gangolf Chapel exterior view (2016)

The chapel stands on the top of the Milseburg hill. The forecast has it that the angry here, the Holy Giant Mils have defeated praying. According to another source of legends, St. Gangolfus chose this mountain as his favorite place, which is why the chapel was consecrated to him. Next to the chapel there is a crucifixion group from 1756 and a monument to Justus Schneider , doctor and writer from Fulda. The area on which the Milseburg Chapel stands, together with around 600 square meters of space, belongs to the parish of Kleinsassen .

history

The chapel was first mentioned in a document in 1493. The construction was financed by the private funds of the brothers Philipp II and Mangold II von Eberstein . In 1732 an open space for the pilgrims was created in front of the chapel . From 1815 to 1821 the chapel was closed due to dilapidation . In 1892 further renovations took place.

On July 4, 1929, lightning struck the chapel and it burned down to the brickwork. In 1932 the remains were torn down and a new building started. It was built with insurance payments, donations and volunteers. The damaged bell came to a bell cemetery in Hamburg . The consecration of the new chapel took place on October 16, 1932. The new chapel - like the previous one - was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St. Gangolf. The current bell was donated by a family and inaugurated on Whit Monday 1949. The coat of arms of the chapel builders has been preserved from ancient times.

Appearance

Gangolf Chapel interior (2004)

The chapel is a single-nave building made of exposed stone with two round windows on one side. The copper roof is lowered on one side. A small bell tower carries a bell. The interior is kept simple, with white plastered walls and a wooden ceiling. The walls are decorated with images of saints on wood on both sides. The altarpiece shows St. Gangolf as a three-part mural. In the chapel there is a bust of St. Gangolf with a lance and a falcon. A statue of the Virgin Mary flanks the chapel on the outside .

Web links

Commons : Gangolfskapelle (Milseburg)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Guardian Angel Festival on the Milseburg. In: www.katholische-kirche-schwarzbach.de. Catholic parish of St. Maria v. Berge Karmel, Hofbieber-Schwarzbach, accessed on April 2, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Christiane Hartung: Where a giant is said to have raged. In: Rhön Magazine. heldenzeit GmbH & Co. KG, August 31, 2017, accessed on April 2, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b aerial photo of Nuremberg. Retrieved April 2, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Sankt Gangolf and the Milsenburg. In: Ludwig Bechstein, Deutsches Sagenbuch, Leipzig 1853. Mag. Wolfgang Morscher - Sagen.at - database on European ethonology, accessed on April 2, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b c d churches. St. Gangolf, Milseburg - St. Laurentius, Kleinsassen - St. Wilhelm, Wolferts. Catholic parish St. Laurentius Kleinsassen, accessed on April 2, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Gerd Baumung: Milsenburg hiking intersection. In: Pedestrial.de - the hiking and leisure magazine. Gerd Baumung - PEDESTRIAL Das Wandermagazin, April 2, 2017, accessed on April 2, 2018 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 32 ′ 41.7 ″  N , 9 ° 53 ′ 53 ″  E