Pilgrimage Church of St. Ottilien
The ruins of the pilgrimage church St. Ottilien are located in the area of the village Ehrenberg in the district Hildburghausen in Thuringia .
history
The community of Ehrenberg does not have a church, but on the Kapellenberg, near the village, between Themar and Hildburghausen , the ruins of a medieval chapel .
It was first mentioned in a document in 1141 and was consecrated to St. Ottilie . During the pre-Reformation period it served as a pilgrimage church for those suffering from eyes, ears and head, as well as for the blind . Those seeking healing first came to the Ottilien spring halfway up the valley between Ehrenberg and the Veßra monastery , before they made a pilgrimage to the chapel to seek thanks and adoration. After the Reformation the chapel was demolished.
Building
It is a Romanesque building with a side length of 6.5 by 5.5 meters with a choir room of 4 by 4 meters on the south side. The beginnings of the original rib-less cross vault can be seen at the corners of the choir . A Romanesque triumphal arch can still be seen between the main house and the choir, which is an arm's span wide. The north wall with the arched door and gable is almost completely preserved, the other walls only partially. The chapel was voluntarily secured by citizens around 1960.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 42.8 ″ N , 10 ° 39 ′ 56.9 ″ E