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St. Maternus Chapel and Seating Area

St. Maternus Chapel and Seating Area

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St. Maternus Chapel and Seating Area

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Location: Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. View of the Ahr River – View of Kreuzberg Castle loop from Altenahr

32.2km

02:00

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2. Niedertor (Rheintor) Ahrweiler – View of the Ahr River loop from Bad Neuenahr

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3. Niedertor (Rheintor) Ahrweiler – View of Kloster Kalvarienberg loop from Heimersheim/Lohrsdorf

57.9km

03:55

640m

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Didada

September 22, 2022

The chapel was designed by Oberbaurat a. D. Pelegrini from Hanover built. K. P. Bohr from Trier designed the interior design. The chapel was consecrated on October 24, 1962. The chapel has an altar table made of Ettringer tuff. A contour mosaic of St. Maternus adorns the wall to the left behind the altar table. A church window in the chancel shows the symbols of the four evangelists. Four restored wooden figures from the 18th century adorn the chapel: St Maternus, Maria, St Joseph and St Anthony of Padua. The figures had stood in the old chapel until 1944. The wooden figure of the chapel patron comes from the former Maternus chapel on the Gieretsberg. The church windows were made in 1998 by the art glassworks Jürgen Maur from Ahrweiler. In July 2021, the chapel was badly hit by the 2021 Western and Central Europe floods.

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April 22, 2025

St. Maternus is considered the patron saint against fever, contagious diseases, and the prosperity of wine. This latter fact explains why he is especially venerated in wine-growing regions. The Maternus Portal of Cologne Cathedral tells the legend of the saint: Maternus was sent to Gaul by Peter along with Eucharius of Trier, Valerius of Trier, and Clement of Metz. Upon arriving in Avolsheim in Alsace, Maternus is said to have collapsed from exhaustion, whereupon his companions became discouraged and returned to Rome. Peter, however, gave them his shepherd's crook, with which they traveled back to Alsace. With the help of this crook, they revived Maternus, who had already been in his grave for six weeks. Maternus then went to Cologne and founded the congregation there. Source: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternus

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Rolli

April 29, 2021

The Ahrradweg is a great experience. Everyone should drive once

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Location: Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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St. Maternus Chapel and Seating Area

1. View of the Ahr River – View of Kreuzberg Castle loop from Altenahr

2. Niedertor (Rheintor) Ahrweiler – View of the Ahr River loop from Bad Neuenahr

3. Niedertor (Rheintor) Ahrweiler – View of Kloster Kalvarienberg loop from Heimersheim/Lohrsdorf

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