Thousand-Year Rosebush at Hildesheim Cathedral

The Rosenstock is located in the Dominnenhof and can be visited free of charge.

The legend of the rose bush, a wild dog rose, goes back to the founding history of the Hildesheim diocese around the year 815. At that time, Ludwig the Pious, son and successor of Emperor Charlemagne, found a precious reliquary between the flowers that he had lost while hunting. In honor of the Mother of God, Ludwig had a chapel built on the spot. This is what the legend of the "1000 year old" rose bush wants.Source: bistum-hildesheim.de/bistum/hildesheimer-dom/tausendjaehriger-rosenstock

The legend that surrounds the Millennial Rosebush dates back to the founding history of the Diocese of Hildesheim. At that time, in 815, Louis the Pious, son and successor of Emperor Charlemagne, is said to have forgotten a precious reliquary between the flowers of a wild rose-dog, that he had had it hung there to celebrate a mass. When he returned to fetch the reliquary again, it could not be removed from the rosebush. Louis the Pious saw in it a divine sign and had a chapel built in honor of the Blessed Mother on the spot. As far as the legend goes. In any case, the story of the bishopric began around 815 ....Source: dom-hildesheim.de/de/tausendjaehriger-rosenstock-hildesheim