St. Catherine's Church, Oppenheim

St. Catherine's Church, Oppenheim

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St. Catherine's Church, Oppenheim

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Location: Oppenheim, Mainz-Bingen, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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May 24, 2019

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The climb up the tower is also worthwhile, with views over the town, the vine-covered slopes, and the Rhine plain. The Gothic church with the baroque tower spire was largely destroyed in the 17th century, and a meadow grew inside until the 20th century. Nowadays it is renovated. Behind the church lies the ossuary with thousands of skeletons.

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ZEIT WISSEN

April 11, 2017

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The impressive St. Catherine's Church is the largest Gothic church between Strasbourg and Cologne. A true landmark that can be seen enthroned from many kilometers away over the Rhine slope. Particularly beautiful are the church windows created by the Frankfurt glass painter Alexander Linnemann in 1879, which shine in many colors when the sunlight falls.

Christian Miks from the Roman-Germanic Central Museum in Mainz and Marion Witteyer from the Directorate General for Cultural Heritage (GDKE) in Mainz describe the role the Romans played in the spread of Christianity:
soundcloud.com/zeitwissen/zeit-wissen-wanderung-christian-miks-und-marion-witteyer-uber-die-christianisierung

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March 26, 2022

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The Church of St. Catherine in Oppenheim is one of the most important Gothic churches between Strasbourg and Cologne! Source: rheinhessen.de/katharinenkirche/0
It is also worth taking a look behind the Church of St. Catherine.
There you will find an ossuary in the Chapel of St. Michael.
It is one of the largest and best-preserved ossuaries in the world!

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