Marienkapelle Würzburg

Where the Marienkapelle has been located for almost 700 years, was formerly the Jewish quarter. In 1349, the Jewish community of Würzburg was exterminated in a pogrom, the synagogue burned down. A few years later, the gothic church was built from donations from the citizens.

The construction of the Marienkapelle was begun in 1377 and completed with the tower built around 1480. Originally, a chapel was built at this point for atonement by the citizens. Thus, the building remained without parish rights and is entitled "Chapel". Also the "Kramläden", which exist today, were already created in 1437.

In the arc fields of the portals one finds rich plastic Bauzier. Particularly noteworthy here are the figures Adam and Eve, which were made by sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider. The originals can be visited today in the Mainfränkisches Museum, they were replaced in 1975 by copies.

After the fire in 1945, during which the entire roof truss and the wooden interior were burned, the Marienkapelle was completely refurbished. On the altars there are four panel paintings from 1514.

Significant here is the silver Madonna above the altar of the northern aisle, created in 1680 by Johann Kilian. In the aisles there are numerous tombs Frankish knights and Würzburg citizens, including the tomb of Konrad von Schaumberg († 1499) by Riemenschneider. At the market portal, a bronze commemorative plaque points to the burial place of the great Baroque architect Balthasar Neumann (1687 - 1753).

Very nice church on the market square.
In place of the Würzburg synagogue, which was destroyed in a pogrom in 1349, a Marienkapelle was built, probably in the same year, as in Nuremberg or Regensburg. In 1377 the foundation stone of the church that still exists today was laid (completed in 1479). The significance of the Marienkapelle in terms of art history results on the one hand from the building design, which served as a model in the Diocese of Würzburg, and on the other from the high-quality furnishings, among other things. with sculptures by Tilman Riemenschneider (d. 1531). Since 1393 the Marienkapelle was regarded as the "Knight's Chapel" of the Society with the Fürspang, but in the 15th century it was gradually placed under city supervision and was henceforth the city council's chapel. The Marienkapelle experienced only a slight Baroque renovation, but was redesigned in the neo-Gothic style in the 19th century. In 1945 it was badly damaged and restored to its historical state in the following years.
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