St. Maria

Church in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany

The Church of St. Maria on the Hohenrechberg is a Catholic pilgrimage church on the Rechberg near Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. It is a popular destination for Catholic pilgrims. The church was originally built by the Counts of Rechberg and Rothenlöwen. Legend states that pilgrimages started when a hermit brought a beautiful carved wooden image of the Virgin Mary to the mountain and built a wooden chapel as a shrine. Around 1488. Count Ulrich II of Rechnberg had a stone church built on the site. Count Bernhard Bero of Rechberg commissioned a Baroque church to accommodate the number of pilgrims. T

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Type:

Church

Where:

Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany

Coordinates:

48.76°N, 9.79°E

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