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Catholic Branch Church of St. Nicholas in Schenkenau

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    January 30, 2021

    The name Schenkenau can be traced back to the old Bavarian noble family of the Schenk from the Au [1] and denotes their ancestral seat. This is inextricably linked with the estate, the former Schenkenau Castle and the former castle chapel and today's St. Nikolaus branch church. The reason for the settlement is likely to be the nearby ministries of the Counts of Scheyern and the resulting noble dynasty of the Wittelsbachers.

    The exact origin is not dated. The fortress is believed to have been built by the Schenk from the Au between 1109 and 1135. [2] With the sale by Eberhart Schenk von der Au to Duke Wilhelm III. von Bayern-Munich 1417 a lively change of owners of Schenkenau began.
    (taken from wiki)
    If you are interested in how the owners changed the beautiful castle, then take a look at Wikipedia, in the end the moated castle was torn down and the Catholic branch church of St. Nicholas was built on the same site.

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      May 17, 2022

      Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, to whom this church is dedicated, is one of the most popular saints of all, along with Saint Martin. Almost every child in Germany - and far beyond - should know his commemoration day, December 6th.
      On the eve of this day, the children used to put their shoes or boots in front of the door - which of course had to be cleaned with great care - so that they could be filled with gifts by St. Nicholas during the night. In more agricultural areas, it was also customary for the children to put out a small amount of food for the donkey, St. Nicholas' riding animal (according to another tradition, it was a white horse).

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        Location: Waidhofen, Landkreis Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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