Saint Hermann
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Saint Hermann
Bischofsmais parish
Coordinates: 48 ° 55 ′ 2 ″ N , 13 ° 4 ′ 16 ″ E
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| Height : | 698 m above sea level NN |
| Postal code : | 94253 |
| Area code : | 09920 |
 Pilgrimage church, well chapel and hermitage chapel
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Sankt Hermann is a place of pilgrimage and district of Bischofsmais in the Lower Bavarian district of Regen .
location
Sankt Hermann is located about 500 meters west of the center of Bischofsmais.
history
Around 1322 the lay brother Hermann from Niederaltaich monastery settled here. The hermit, who had the gift of prophecy, was visited by numerous people seeking advice and help. In 1323 he moved on to the Bavarian Forest and built a new cell, which eventually became the village of Frauenau . After his death in 1326 he was buried in Rinchnach .
In 1344 Degenhard, also a lay brother from Niederaltaich, built a cell which, according to Max Peinkofer, was on the slope of the Oberbreitenau . He lived here until his death in 1374 and was buried in the chapel. His chapel was destroyed in the Thirty Years War. Degenhard's story was linked to that of Hermann, so that Degenhard is sometimes considered the successor in Hermann's cell, which the local history researcher Joseph Klämpfl rejected as an erroneous assumption. Rather, Klämpfl saw in Degenhard the builder of the original cell of Sankt Hermann.
The well chapel was built in the early 17th century and became the destination of many pilgrims from the area. The pilgrimage flourished particularly during and after the Thirty Years' War. The hermitage chapel was completely renovated in 1690.
The place of pilgrimage became popular not least because of the "Hirmon-Hopsen", whereby a wooden figure of Hermann with a movable head, still present today, was raised. If the head nodded, it was taken as a sign that requests and requests had been heard. In 1875, on the occasion of the renewal of the pilgrimage, a new, fixed head was glued on instead of the movable old head. Various studies dealt with the custom of the Hirmonhopser, and Otto von Schaching wrote the novel Der Hirmonhopser von Bischofsmais around 1895 . In his homeland book Der Brunnkorb , which was first published in 1947, Max Peinkofer described Hirmon hopping as a practiced custom. Accordingly, the wooden figure was set up in the fountain chapel during the two festive days of August 10th and August 24th and served as a wedding oracle: “The girls take the figure with both hands and carefully lift it up. If the saint leans towards the hoppers, he makes her know that a wedding is already in prospect. "
To the west of the church is the “ox step”, which has its own legend. In August, the "Hirmonskirwa" is celebrated twice a year, namely on the name days of the pilgrimage patron, that of St. Lawrence on August 10 and that of St. Bartholomew on August 24.
Attractions
- Pilgrimage Church of St. Bartholomew. It was built from 1653 to 1654 and consecrated in 1656. The vaulted ceiling was replaced by a flat ceiling in the 19th century. In the high altar from 1722 there is an altar sheet by Blessed Hermann von Joseph Rauscher from 1720.
- Hermitage Chapel. It dates from 1690. Inside there is a way of the cross with reverse glass painting. The oldest of the hundreds of votive tablets dates from 1646. The wooden figure that was used for Hirmon hopping is kept in a lattice cabinet.
- Hermann cell. The separated Hermann cell goes back to Blessed Hermann, according to another opinion it was originally built as a storage chamber for the votive offerings. Here are wooden hands, feet, legs and crutches, which were donated as thanks for a healing.
- Well chapel. The round chapel from 1611 is located above the enclosed Hermannsquelle and, like the other two buildings, is covered with shingles. It was built by the district judge Hans Hundt as the fulfillment of a vow. The “cheese miracle” is kept in a box in it.
literature
- Susanne Hansen (ed.): The German places of pilgrimage , Pattloch Verlag, Augsburg, 2nd edition 1991, ISBN 3-629-00005-3
- Joseph Klämpfl: The former Schweinach and Quinzingau. A historical-topographical description , 1855, reprint 1993, Neue Presse Verlags-GmbH, Passau, ISBN 3-924484-73-2
- Max Peinkofer : Hirmonhopsen and Hirmonkirwa . in: Works I. Der Brunnkorb , Verlag Passavia Passau, 1977, ISBN 3-87616-060-X
Individual evidence
- ↑ Max Peinkofer: Hirmonhopsen and Hirmonkirwa . in: Works I. Der Brunnkorb , 1977, p. 205
