Way of the Cross (Dittwar)
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The Kreuzweg in Dittwar , a district of Tauberbischofsheim in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg , is located on the outskirts on the way to the Kreuzkapelle at Kreuzhölzle. The arrangement of the Stations of the Cross was laid down as early as 1730 and was completed by 1747. Pilgrimages to Kreuzhölzle have been recorded on this route since 1670 .
location
The Way of the Cross begins at the Dittwarer Friedhof and first leads along the road along the Steigegraben before it flows right into the chapel forest and ascends to the Kreuzkapelle and the Mariengrotte on Kreuzhölzle.
history
In 1730 the order of the stations of the cross was determined (1,361 steps to the Kalvarienberg chapel) and by 1747 they were built with 14 stone chapels. In the same year the printing permission of an episcopal commission for the first pilgrimage booklet was given. Johannes Carolus Sauer, a former administrator of the hospital in Tauberbischofsheim, already donated a stone figure in 1728 that depicts Jesus sitting next to the cross, with which he hoped for special grace. This is called the rest of Christ and is today next to the Way of the Cross between the fourth and fifth station, before the beginning of the chapel forest.
The Way of the Cross in 1747 was donated by the hospital administrator at the time, Christoph Bernhard Müller. The inauguration of the Way of the Cross took place in 1759 by the Tauberbischofsheim Franciscans . The 12th chapel was called " Kalvarienberg " because it was larger than the rest and in the " Kalvarienbergkapelle " there was an altar in memory of the crucifixion. 1,361 steps were counted from the first station to the Calvary; According to legend, this should be the distance from the historical Way of the Cross in Jerusalem.
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In 2009 the 250th anniversary of the consecration of the Way of the Cross was celebrated with a festival of the cross. Today there are pilgrimages to Kreuzhölzle every year in May to find the cross and in September to exalt the cross .
Way of the Cross to Kreuzhölzle
The Dittwarer Kreuzweg to the Kreuzkapelle at Kreuzhölzle comprises the following 14 stations:
Monument protection
The Way of the Cross is a cultural monument of the city of Tauberbischofsheim. It stands together with the Chapel of the Cross, the Calvary chapel and a shrine as a material entity under monument protection .
See also
Web links
- History of the parish in the Dittwarer Ortschronik (under the heading A. General part, 3rd parish ) on the website of the Heimat- und Kulturverein Dittwar.
- Pilgrimage to Kreuzhölzle in the parish of St. Laurentius (1) and (2) on the website of the Heimat- und Kulturverein Dittwar.
- Pilgrimage to Kreuzhölzle on the website of the pastoral care unit Tauberbischofsheim
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pastoral care unit Tauberbischofsheim: Pilgrimage to Kreuzhölzle . Online at www.kath-kirche-tbb.de. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ A b c Pastor Rupert Kleemann: Pilgrimage to Kreuzhölzle . In: Festschrift: 300 years of the Kreuzkapelle - Dittwarer Heimatfest 9./10. and September 11, 1983. Online at www.hkvdittwar.de. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ↑ a b c Heimat- und Kulturverein Dittwar: Pilgrimage to Kreuzhölzle 2, The story . Heimat- und Kulturverein Dittwar e. V. (ed.). Online at www.hkvdittwar.de. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ Fränkische Nachrichten: Cross festival with anniversary . May 2, 2009. online at www.fnweb.de. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ↑ Regional Council Stuttgart (Ed.): List of architectural and art monuments as of February 15, 2012.
- ↑ Kreuzweg Kreuzweg 60 Tauberbischofsheim - detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 35 ′ 13.7 " N , 9 ° 38 ′ 17.9" E