Pilgrimage Chapel Neusaß
The Neusaß pilgrimage chapel in Neusaß goes back to the nucleus of the Schöntal monastery a few hundred meters away . The Marian pilgrimage to the chapel has been documented since 1395.
history
The Schöntal Monastery was originally founded by monks from Maulbronn Monastery around 1152 in Neusaß and only a few years later moved to the "beautiful valley" of the Jagst . The old wooden monks' church and some of the monastery's fish ponds remained on the hill in Neusaß, which are fed by the spring near the church (the so-called Heiligenbrünnle ) and by the Honigbach.
In the late Middle Ages, Neusaß developed into the destination of a Marian pilgrimage, which is documented for the first time in 1395 and on the occasion of which there was also a market from 1397 until the second half of the 19th century.
The oldest parts of today's chapel date from the late Gothic period; the chapel received a new choir in 1667 and was enlarged in 1706. On the occasion of the new building of the choir in 1667, the Heiligenbrünnlein near the church was redesigned, which is said to have a healing effect.
The altar of the church was erected in 1906. It was created by Theodor Schnell the Younger and has the characteristics of Art Nouveau . In the middle of a circular shrine made of golden scrollwork, it contains a late Gothic, colored pieta.
literature
- The Hohenlohe district. Edited by the Baden-Württemberg State Archive in conjunction with the Hohenlohe district. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7995-1367-1 , Volume 2, pp. 302/303.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 19 '17.49 " N , 9 ° 31' 14.19" E