Rosary Park Katzelsdorf

Memorial plaque at the entrance

The Rosenkranzweg Katzelsdorf is part of a park north of the parish church in Katzelsdorf in the market town of Bernhardsthal in the Mistelbach district in Lower Austria . The park is a listed building ( list entry ).

history

The Rosenkranzweg was laid out in 1888 according to plans by the architect Karl Weinbrenner .

description

The Rosary Park is a 70 m long path that connects to the northern exit of the church.

It consists of 16 wayside shrines with solid stone plinths and graceful roofs made of green glazed tiles. The wayside shrines contain colored pictures together with signatures in Gothic script of the stations of the rosary , which used to be embedded in the niches of the old church wall.

At the entrance to the park there is a plaque with the words:

Worthy, o noble queen in splendor!

Your children to praise you with the beautiful rosary.

This rosary path was laid out and erected in 1888

completed u. opened in 1893

by the local priest Anton Krejčíř

for the glory of God u. Mary the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God,

for consolation u. Answer to all those seeking help at this holy place.

The 16 stations

station	inscription	image
1	Pray the rosary!
2	Which you, virgin, received from the Holy Spirit.
3	Which you, O virgin, carried to Elisabeth.
4th	Whom you, virgin, gave birth in Bethlehem.
5	Which you, virgin, offered up in the temple.
6th	Whom you, virgin, found again in the temple.
7th	Who sweated blood for us.
8th	Who has been scourged for us.
9	Who has been crowned with thorns for us.
10	Who carried the heavy cross for us.
11	Who was crucified for us.
12	Who rose from the dead.
13	Who ascended to heaven.
14th	Who sent us the Holy Spirit.
15th	Who, O virgin, took you to heaven.
16	Who crowned you, O virgin, in heaven.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Church Guide 2009 (PDF; 528 kB)
2. ↑ Ortschronik Katzelsdorf

Coordinates: 48 ° 42 ′ 12.7 "  N , 16 ° 46 ′ 51.5"  E