St. Maria (Diez)
The collegiate church of St. Maria is a Protestant church building in Diez in the Rhein-Lahn district .
history
The collegiate church of St. Maria in Diez is located below the Count's Castle and dates from the late 13th century. It was the seat of a collegiate foundation , which Count Gerhard IV. Von Diez (1272-1306) had founded in 1289 and which existed until 1564. Inside there are several tombs of Diez and Nassau noblemen, among which the artistically elaborate one of Princess Henriette Amalie von Diez-Nassau stands out. Another striking piece of equipment is the Romanesque tombstone. It is older than the Church, its origin is unknown.
literature
- Wolf-Heino Struck: The monasteries St. Severus in Gemünden, St. Maria in Diez with their forerunners, St. Petrus in Kettenbach, St. Adelphus in Salz (Germania Sacra. NF 25), Berlin: de Gruyter 1988.
Web links
Commons : St. Maria (Diez) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- St. Maria Abbey, Diez. In: Monasteries and monasteries in Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50 ° 22 ′ 19.7 " N , 8 ° 0 ′ 24.3" E