The Gertrude chapel in Wolgast is surrounded by a cemetery. The beautiful old church is similar to the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The founder was probably Wartislav VI around 1420. The Duke from Pomerania is said to have made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem at the time. At that time the church was outside the city walls ... according to mv-ostsee.de

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The late Gothic brick building, erected around 1420, was under the patronage of Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, who is considered the patron saint of pilgrims and travellers. The dodecagonal brick church is a replica of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

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