St. Georg

Church in Reichenau, Germany, dating from 0900

The Church of Saint George is a Roman Catholic church. It is part of Reichenau Abbey founded in 724, located on the island of Reichenau on Lake Constance in southern Germany. The island is home to the churches of Saint Mary, Marcus, Peter and Paul. The church was built in the late 9th century to house the relic head of Saint George, a gift from Pope Gregory II, which commemorated a visit to Rome by Abbot Hoito in 896. The church is owned and run by the Catholic Church of Saint George Fund. The church interior is decorated with wall paintings that depict stories and figures from scripture and w

From Church of Saint George (Reichenau) on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Type:

Church

Period:

0900

Where:

Reichenau, Germany

Coordinates:

47.69°N, 9.08°E

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