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Location: Dorfen, Erding, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
The church is beautifully situated on a ridge. Unfortunately, it is only open for services on Sundays.
More info:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Georg_(Oberdorfen)
June 24, 2020
Hardly anything reliable is known about the life of Saint George, to whom the church in Oberdorfen was dedicated, but the veneration of his person goes back a long way to early Christianity. A martyr who is equated with George is said to have lived in the third century.
Well known and widespread, however, is the legend of St. George slaying the dragon, mostly he is depicted - on paintings or as a statue - as the conqueror of the monster, often as a knight on horseback.
The day of remembrance of the very popular George - he is among other things the patron saint of the English Kingdom - in the saints calendar is on April 23rd.
December 28, 2021
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