Pilgrimage church to the 14 helpers in need (Einkorn)

Pilgrimage church to the 14 helpers in need ".

The ruins of the pilgrimage church.

The pilgrimage church to the 14 helpers in need was located on the Einkorn mountain spur in the northern Limpurger Mountains near Hessental, a district of Schwäbisch Hall . It was dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers .

history

Since 1472 there has been evidence of a 14-aid pilgrimage on the Einkorn, which lasted until the Reformation. A chapel was built in 1506. In 1670 the pilgrimage flourished again. In 1682/83 the chapel was expanded as a baroque pilgrimage church and rebuilt in 1710 according to plans by Joseph Greissing .

After lightning struck on May 6, 1814, the church burned down and the building remained in ruins. A 28 m high observation tower ( King Karl Tower ) was later built on the former main portal and opened on May 1, 1893. In 1877, Johann Friedrich Reik made a drawing based on older illustrations from 1799.

literature

• Herta Beutter, Armin Panther (ed.): Impressions from Hohenlohe. Views from Schwäbisch Hall and its surroundings by Johann Friedrich Reik (1836–1904). (On the occasion of the exhibition "Impressions from Hohenlohe. Views from Schwäbisch Hall and its surroundings by Johann Friedrich Reik (1836–1904)" from July 3 to September 26, 1999 in the Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum in Schwäbisch Hall). Black and white photographs by Roland Bauer. Umschau / Braus, Heidelberg 1999, ISBN 3-8295-6322-1 , pp. 23-24.

Coordinates: 49 ° 5 ′ 26.1 ″  N , 9 ° 46 ′ 31.8 ″  E