Saint Jodok ride

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St. Jodok ride in Tännesberg (2011)
Closing service at St. Jodok Church
Interior view of St. Jodok Church
Tännesberg 1680

The St. Jodok ride in Tännesberg in the Neustadt an der Waldnaab district is a horse pilgrimage that always takes place on the fourth weekend in July. It is the second largest horse pilgrimage in Bavaria.

history

Pilgrimage to St. Jodokus

The pilgrimage church of St. Jodok is on the left at the entrance to the Tännesberg Forest . Ever since it was built in 1019, farmers from the area have made a pilgrimage to St. Jodokus , a Breton hermit of the 7th century who was highly worshiped in the High Middle Ages. They looked for help against diseases and epidemics. After the church was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) , it was consecrated in its present form in 1689. The hermit life of St. Jodokus is depicted on the high altar.

On the altarpiece of the left side altar you can see a view of Tännesberg from 1680 between the two plague saints Sebastian and Rochus. The Vienna plague cross from 1690 shows how well-known the pilgrimage site Tännesberg was in the Middle Ages. When the plague broke out in Vienna that year , pilgrims set out to ask for help. As soon as they arrived, they received the message that the plague had stopped. In gratitude, the pilgrims left this processional cross behind.

In the 1950s, the church slowly threatened to collapse. Thanks to generous donations and a lot of manual and clamping services, it was possible to renovate the church. At the parish fair in 1976, Sankt Jodok was consecrated again.

Origin of the St. Jodok ride

In 1796 a cattle epidemic had devastated the Tännesberg market. In a very short time she got around 200 animals. In this almost hopeless situation, people made a pilgrimage to the Jodok Church in Tännesberg. Leonhard Paritus (kit maker) brought the first cow through after the outbreak of the disease. The plague gradually disappeared. That was the hour of birth of the Jodokritt.

The citizens of Tännesberg vowed to move to the pilgrimage church of St. Jodok. By 1866 the vow was fulfilled. For reasons that have not yet been clarified, the Jodokritt was then banned. In 1950 the tradition was revived under the leadership of the clergy, Friedrich Reichl, and home nurse Karl Eckl.

procedure

Eucharistic procession

Today the Jodokritt is a Eucharistic procession on horseback and on foot on the Sunday morning of the festival weekend. The train lines up in the center of Tännesberg and then moves to the St. Jodok Church outside the village, about two kilometers away. People pray and sing along the way. The fanfare procession of the Kolping family Tännesberg leads the procession. The holy of holies in the monstrance is carried on a four- or six-horse drawn, decorated carriage, on which the priest also rides. At the destination, a holy mass is celebrated outdoors at the Jodokus Church, the horses are blessed, and then the procession moves back to Tännesberg, where the final blessing is given in the Michael’s Church.

The train consists of themed groups on horseback, which represent elements from the history and the significance of the ride: There are also private riders or groups of riders and carriages of various kinds. Furthermore, delegations from the local clubs (rifle club, fire brigade) go on foot, on the wagon the holy of holies is followed by the communion children of the respective year. Believers on foot conclude the procession.

Thematic groups

  1. Crusaders and flag riders: the Paulsdorfer , former lords of Tännesberg (black clothes with cross and flags)
  2. Georgenritter: symbol of steadfastness (white cape)
  3. Knight of Martin : in memory of St. Martin , symbol of generosity (blue cloak)
  4. Fire knight: Tännesberg was struck by three major fire disasters (1726/1796/1826) (red cape).
  5. Knights of the coat of arms: The Paulsdorfer served their sovereign (with Bavarian coat of arms).
  6. Plague Knights: They are reminiscent of the plague that broke out several times in Tännesberg (chain mail and black cloak).
  7. Market judge / market clerk: Granting of market rights to Tännesberg in 1412 (black hood with market standard)
  8. Heroldsreiter: In earlier times they carried news and reports (colorful berets, doublets in red).
  9. Other riders: citizens and farmers of Tännesberg
  10. Pilgrimage with a cross: in memory of the pilgrims who made the pilgrimage to the Church of St. Jodok in Tännesberg.

Secular festival

A secular part takes place on Saturday afternoon and evening of the festival weekend and after the church procession on Sunday afternoon. These include a medieval market bustle and a historic horse parade on Sunday afternoons. The organizers are the Tännesberg market and the St. Jodokritt association . The historical costumes are mostly maintained and issued by the friends' association. Shelter, water and feed for the horses are provided for non-resident participants on the rides. On the Sunday before the festival weekend there is a church concert in the Tännesberg parish church of St. Michael .

The design of the festival has been discussed locally. Critics complain that the religious character of the customs could be affected by an overly dominant secular festival, for example with elements of Western music .

Picture gallery

  • St. Jodok Church (2009)

  • St. Jodok ride in Tännesberg (2011)

  • Jodokritt (2011)

  • Jodokritt (2011)

  • Jodokritt (2011)

  • Jodokritt (2011)

  • Jodokritt (2011)

  • General view of the Tännesberg market

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joseph Braun: Costume and attributes of the saints in art. Stuttgart 1943.
  2. ^ Tännesberg Catholic Parish Office (ed.): Tännesberg, Parish Church of St. Michael, Pilgrimage Church of St. Jodok. 1984.
  3. ^ Brochure Kath. Pfarramt Tännesberg.
  4. ↑ http://www.jodokritt.de/Geschichte.htm Internet site of the "Förderverein St. Jodokritt", Tännesberg
  5. ↑ http://bizmarc.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/markt-tannesberg-st-jodok-ritt-2013-findet-statt-nur-atmospharischer-soll-es- Werden / Erste Eslarner Zeitung - http: / /www.oberpfalznetz.de/zeitung/3548118-127-die_atmosphaere_muss_stimmen,1,0.html Oberpfalznetz.de: "The atmosphere has to be right".

literature

  • Tännesberg Catholic Parish: Parish Church of St. Michael, Pilgrimage Church of St. Jodok , brochure (16 pages), 1984
  • Rich. Hoffmann, Georg Hager: The art monuments of the Kingdom of Bavaria, Upper Palatinate and Regensburg, VIII District Office Vohenstrauss , Munich 1907
  • Georg Hager: The art monuments of the Kingdom of Bavaria, Upper Palatinate and Regensburg, VII District Office Oberviechtach , Munich 1906
  • Dieter Bernd: Vohenstrauss . In: Historical Atlas of Bavaria , part of Old Bavaria . Series I, issue 39. Komm. Für Bayerische Landesgeschichte, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-7696-9900-9 ( digitized version ).
  • Karl-Otto Ambronn: Historical Atlas of Bavaria, Part Old Bavaria, Series II, Book 3, Landsassen and Landsassengüter of the Principality of the Upper Palatinate in the 16th century , Munich 1982, ISBN 3-7696-9932-7

Web links

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Coordinates: 49 ° 31 '38.5 "  N , 12 ° 20' 38.6"  E