Rehnenhof Chapel

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Rehnenhof chapel from the west

The Rehnenhof Chapel is a Catholic votive chapel flanked by two linden trees on the edge of the Schwäbisch Gmünd district of Rehnenhof-Wetzgau .

The chapel was in 1801 in the context of a mouth disease donated in 1806 was followed by the benediction . Repairs took place in 1899/1900 and 1988. The equipment includes an Ecce homo figure from the 15th century, a Godfather figure with a dove of the Holy Spirit from the 17th century and a Pietà from the 17th / 18th century. Century on the altar . It is a replica of Beiswang's Pietà . The crucifix is from the 18th century. The remaining figures are from the construction period or are younger. The Lourdes Grotto of gypsum was created 1899th An oil painting from 1801 is said to be a depiction of a picture of the grace of Mary that came to the Gotteszell monastery in 1609 .

literature

  • Richard Strobel: The art monuments of the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Volume IV: Churches and secular buildings outside the old town. Districts . Deutscher Kunstverlag and Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg, Munich and Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-422-06381-1 , pp. 110–112.

Coordinates: 48 ° 48 '52.1 "  N , 9 ° 47' 12.6"  E