Marienkapelle (Wennedach)
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The Marienkapelle or "Besenkapelle" is a chapel in Wennedach , a suburb of Ochsenhausen in the Biberach district in Upper Swabia .
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The chapel is located on Ziegeleistraße, by the houses of the old brick factory . The east-facing , beaver-tail-roofed brick chapel has a gable roof and an oval window in the south and in the north. It was built in 1875 by the brickworker Alois Geiger. The current owner is called Johannes Ruf. In the immediate vicinity of the inconspicuous chapel is an older pear tree, which is registered as a natural monument in the monument list of the Biberach district. Inside the chapel there is an icon of the “ Our Lady of Perpetual Help ”.
The chapel also has the function of a broom chapel because their special healing powers in telling boils attributed all kinds. After the healing is complete, the healed people place a whisk in a corner of the chapel out of gratitude.
In 2001 the chapel was extensively renovated by members of the Rotary Club of Biberach an der Riss and then re-consecrated by the pastor of Reinstetten Ruppert Willburger based on the icon image of the “Our Lady of Perpetual Help”. The mayor of Ochsenhausen Andreas Denzel and the Rotary Club President of Biberach Gerhard Lang were also present at the consecration.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 6 '54.7 " N , 9 ° 55' 20.9" E