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The Basilika Vierzehnheiligen is a pilgrimage church near Bamberg. The Basilica was completed in 1772. Pope Leo XIII elevated the Church to be second German Basilica in 1897. Today it the oldest Basilica still on German territory.
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@mschaup Haben Sie eine Rekonstruktion des Ursprungs? Ich fand bloß die Gegenüberstellung interessant. Das ist schließlich eine recht große Veränderung.
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custodius
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@GerCathAes Wie mag der Altarraum zur Zeit nach der Erbauung und Weihe des Domes wohl ausgesehen haben? Am Ende auch nicht so wie auf dem Foto aus den 1920ger Jahren. Am Ende kommt die heutige Gestaltung dem Ursprungsaussehen etwas nahe?
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The Speyer Cathedral dates back to the 11th century. It is one of three Imperial Cathedrals from the Holy Roman Empire. Pius XI declared the Church to be a Basilica minor in 1925. Today it is the biggest Church built in the Romanesque era. Altar today and in the 1920s.
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Angelika Meigel
Angelika Meigel@AngelikaMe47171·
@GerCathAes Wo haben Sie dieses wunderbare Foto gefunden? 😍. Ich lebe in der Diözese Speyer.
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@Ordo_Militaris I'm well aware of the typical direction towards the east. I think I misunderstood what you meant. But I did learn something. Thank you!
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Ordo Militaris Catholicus@Ordo_Militaris·
@GerCathAes And thus those high altars are flat with nothing obstructing the view from the apex of the nave, that is the point opposite the porticos. At Speyer, the side of the Church closest to the river.
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Ordo Militaris Catholicus
Ordo Militaris Catholicus@Ordo_Militaris·
@GerCathAes the Cathedral's porticoes face just north of west, so the High Altar faces just south of east. This explains the architecture of the altar.
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Ordo Militaris Catholicus@Ordo_Militaris·
@GerCathAes So in the old presbytery, they actually erected a back to the high altar. Was there a canonry or choir stalls behind the high altar? And in which direction is the axis from the high altar to the main portico?
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@whyanyways This is a common phenomenon in many German Cathedrals after the second Vatican Council. I don't know why people would do this though.
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St. Bartholomäa is another pilgrimage Church on the border with Austria. The previous Church from the 12th century was rebuilt in 1698. In the background of the first picture you see the Watzmann (2713m), which is the third highest mountain in Germany.
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Kevelaer is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Germany. The basilica of St. Mary was completed in 1864. Since Leo XIII's permission in 1884 it is the only German speaking place which administers the Apostolic Blessing on certain Feast days.
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Karl Hammer
Karl Hammer@KarlHammer732·
@GerCathAes Man kann auch später einsteigen, wenn man nur das WE frei hat. Das letzte Stück ist sogar eine Familienwallfahrt. (Das Schrittempo ist allerdings recht flott).
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German Catholic Aesthetics
The Basilika Vierzehnheiligen is a pilgrimage church near Bamberg. The Basilica was completed in 1772. Pope Leo XIII elevated the Church to be second German Basilica in 1897. Today it the oldest Basilica still on German territory.
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