Votive Church
A church is referred to as a votive church ( votive from Latin votum = vowed sacrifice , vow ) that was built as a sign of thanks for being saved from an emergency or with the request for the fulfillment of a certain wish, sometimes also for atonement . Often the builder has made a vow beforehand to have the church built in the event that prayer is answered (assumption of the building load ). The votive churches also include so-called thank -you churches .
Well-known votive churches
Chile
Germany
- Dankeskirche, Berlin
- Zionskirche, Berlin
- Maria Schutz Church , Kaiserslautern
- Theatinerkirche, Munich
- Votive Chapel (Nattenhausen)
- Votive Church, Passau
- Votive Chapel, Berg (Starnberger See)
- St. Thekla, Welden
France
- Notre-Dame de Fourviere , Lyon
- Chapelle expiatoire , Paris
- Sacré-Cœur , Paris
Italy
- Il Redentore , Venice
- Santa Maria della Salute , Venice
Croatia
- Trsat Votive Church in the complex of the Franciscan monastery and the Trsat Loreto pilgrimage site
Austria
Portugal
- Basílica da Estrela , Lisbon
Spain
- Sagrada Família , Barcelona