A little outside the small village of Fuchsberg in the middle of meadows and fields you will find the pilgrimage church of St. Jakob. The origins of the little church go back a long way. It is popularly reported that instead of the current building there was a masonry monument with an image of St. Jacob painted on wood. In addition to the Goldsteig, one of the most famous pilgrimage routes, the Way of St. James, also passes here.

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September 4, 2017

The Jakobskirchlein near Fuchsberg lies on the Jakobsweg Oberpfalz, which leads from the Czech / German border crossing Tillyschanz via Schwandorf to Nuremberg.

At the back of the church, the pilgrim can enter his pilgrim's temple in his pilgrim's booklet himself. Although the little church outside the village Teunz is located on a hillside away, it is open daily from morning to evening for the visitor.

The handsome pilgrimage church of St. Jacob was probably built in 1766 by the Imperial Count Karl-Clement-Ferdinand of the choice of Teunz, in order thus to the St. To thank Jacob for protecting his son from any injury in the Turkish wars. On the church's gallery is painted how the saint rides in the fray at the side of his protege. On the high altarpiece is the hl. James pictured with shell and walking stick.

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February 22, 2025

Pilgrimage Church of St. James

Also known as St. James' Church or popularly known as "da Jakowe", it is located half a kilometer east of the village of Fuchsberg on the Way of St. James from Prague to Nuremberg at the fork in the road to Hebermühle.
The church's beginnings go back a long way in history: According to popular belief, there was a masonry monument with a wooden portrait of St. James on the site of the current church.
It is historically proven that the church was built in the 18th century. According to sources, the founders were Count Carl Clement von Taufkirchen zu Fuchsberg and his wife Eleonora. The background to the foundation is a vow: the founders asked St. James to protect their son from injury and death in the Turkish wars. A picture on the gallery shows the saint riding alongside the Taufkirchen cavalry officer and protecting him.
When this wish was granted, the couple had the Jakobi Church built in 1766. It appears to be a reconstruction of a church that had fallen into disrepair during the Reformation.
There are around 80 seats in the interior of the church. The altarpiece shows Saint James with a shell and walking stick. The altar is flanked by two baroque candlesticks and the paintings "Washing of the Feet" and "Last Supper", which are attributed to Anton Merz from Neunburg.
Figures of Saint Peter, Saint James the Elder and Saint Paul are to the left of the altar, and a crucifixion group is on the right. The gallery is decorated with paintings depicting Saint James. On the back wall under the gallery there are several votive tablets, two of which show "the image of Fuchsberg Castle from 1796" and the ruins of Wildstein Castle. In the middle under the gallery there is an oil painting of a Madonna of Mary Help of Christians by the Winklarn reverse glass painter Karl Josef Ruf the Elder, so that the depiction of Mary and the altarpiece form a longitudinal axis in the church.
The pilgrimage church of St. Jakob was extensively renovated three times between 1962 and 1991, during which the masonry was restored, the pews from the Teunz parish church were installed, the roof was covered with larch shingles and the ridge turret with the bell was moved.

Source: Excerpts from wikipedia.de / pfarrei-teunz.de

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