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Holy Sepulchre Church (Grabkirche), Deggendorf

Holy Sepulchre Church (Grabkirche), Deggendorf

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Holy Sepulchre Church (Grabkirche), Deggendorf

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Location: Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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2. Deggendorf Town Square – Old Town Hall Deggendorf loop from Immersbühl

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Michel ✔

June 17, 2020

Imposing church with a beautiful town square and various places to stop right near this place.

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Wanderfreak

June 26, 2023

The church has a very inglorious history. In 1338 there had been anti-Jewish pogroms in Bavaria, including in Deggendorf. The church was built at this time as an anti-Jewish pilgrimage church. As early as the Enlightenment, there had been criticism of the cause and extent of the pilgrimage. It is almost unbelievable that this pilgrimage took place until March 1992. Only after a doctoral thesis by church historian Manfred Eder did the bishop of Regensburg decide to stop the pilgrimage.
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JR56

September 5, 2025

The Gothic Holy Sepulchre Church of St. Peter and Paul is located in the heart of the historic old town on Luitpoldplatz. The building was built in the second half of the 14th century, between 1338 and 1360. At that time, Deggendorf still belonged to the Duchy of Lower Bavaria-Straubing-Holland. The church is one of the few Gothic vaulted basilicas in Old Bavaria.

The dimly lit lay room, with a view of the choir brightly lit by large windows, is an oasis of tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle of the busy old town. The tower, completed in 1727, is considered one of the most beautiful Baroque towers in southern Germany and, with its height of 75 meters, dominates Deggendorf's townscape. It was built by Johann Michael Fischer, who likely based his work on a design by his brother-in-law, Johann Baptist Gunetzrhainer.

The church was built with the money of the Deggendorf Jews murdered in a pogrom in 1338. Decades later, the legend of a Jewish desecration of the host was invented to justify this bloody deed. The supposedly undamaged hosts were celebrated for many centuries as "host miracles" on a so-called "grace" pilgrimage. This anti-Jewish pilgrimage was only discontinued in 1992.
A plaque on the church wall asking for forgiveness for the injustice inflicted on the Jews testifies to the new attitude of the Catholic Church and the people of Deggendorf
toward this dark chapter in their history.

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