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Pilgrimage Chapel Maria im Elend

Pilgrimage Chapel Maria im Elend

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Pilgrimage Chapel Maria im Elend

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Location: Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Thierhaupten Monastery loop from Thierhaupten

11.2km

03:00

140m

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2. Thierhaupten Monastery – Thierhaupten Abbey loop from Baar

13.3km

03:34

160m

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3. Please do not enter the meadow loop from Thierhaupten

6.68km

01:45

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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🇪🇺Raubach🇺🇦

February 27, 2022

Anyone looking for a place for silent prayer is in good hands here 😊

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petra schmid

December 31, 2022

The small chapel is idyllically situated on the edge of the forest. There are pilgrimages in May, otherwise the church is always open and can be used for prayer.

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🦣 𝕸𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖚𝖙 𝕱𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖐 🏒🥅👨🏼‍🚒🚒

December 15, 2024

The Maria im Elend pilgrimage chapel is located in the Baar municipality between Baar (Swabia) and Thierhaupten. The patronal feast of a Maria-Elend church is celebrated on September 15th.
In 1704, the cowherd Nikolaus Kiegele, whose three cows from the Unterbaar castle estate had escaped in the chaos of war and hidden in the estate forest, vowed to build a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. After they were fortunately found, he built a small wooden chapel at the site and prayed the rosary there every day. After Kiegele moved away, the small chapel fell into disrepair over the years. As an emergency solution, the figure of the Virgin Mary inside, a work by the wood sculptor Michael Nieß from Bayerdilling, was placed in a small wooden shrine by the Unterbaar carpenter Matthias Kunn and attached to a tree. In 1742, Beneficiary Friedrich Obersteiner from Unterbaar had a new stone chapel built with the permission of the landowner. This became very popular among the population thanks to Obersteiner's promotion of pilgrimages and was replaced by a new building in 1822. This chapel was demolished in 1958.
Pastor Karl Schwab from the parish of St. Laurentius in Oberbaar laid the foundation stone for a new chapel on August 15, 1957, because the old chapel was too dilapidated. The new chapel was built according to the plans of the architect Herbert Schineis about 200 meters from the original location on a building site provided by the city of Augsburg and was consecrated on November 20, 1958 by the Augsburg Bishop Josef Freundorfer.

While the original statue of Mary is no longer there, two statues of Mary from the 18th century that are now placed in the apse of the chapel have been preserved. The furnishings of the demolished chapel (both figures of Mary, a scourged Savior and several votive tablets) were transferred to the new chapel, as far as they were preserved, and the main altar was redesigned. The sacristy extension on the north side dates from 2001.

Today the pilgrimage chapel is a popular destination for hikers and cyclists. The chapel is also used for weddings, and numerous votive offerings in the interior are evidence of the pilgrimage. In May, Sunday May devotions and the annual warrior and soldier pilgrimage take place.

Contrary to other assumptions, the addition "in misery" has nothing to do with the chapel's interim deterioration.

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Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_im_Elend_(Baar)

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Pilgrimage Chapel Maria im Elend

1. Thierhaupten Monastery loop from Thierhaupten

2. Thierhaupten Monastery – Thierhaupten Abbey loop from Baar

3. Please do not enter the meadow loop from Thierhaupten

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