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Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary (Mariä Himmelfahrt) Sossau

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Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary (Mariä Himmelfahrt) Sossau

Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary (Mariä Himmelfahrt) Sossau

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    June 16, 2021

    The Maria Himmelfahrt church, which dates from the 12th century, is a pilgrimage church in the Straubing district of Sossau, north of the Danube.

    It belongs to the Deanery of Straubing and is the seat of the Expositur Mariä Himmelfahrt Sossau of the Straubing parish of St. Jakob. The church building St. Jakob the Elder in Unterzeitldorn is a side church of the Sossau branch.

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      March 28, 2024

      The pilgrimage church of the Assumption of Mary in Sossau is one of the oldest Marian pilgrimages in Germany with an interesting electricity and transmission legend. It is also known as the Bavarian and German Loreto and once belonged to the Windberg Monastery.

      Short info: Romanesque nave, raised in 1350/52 and provided with a mighty, rib-vaulted Gothic choir. Romanesque west tower, late Gothic stone relief "Christ as Man of Sorrows" in the north vestibule. Inside, flat ceiling with gold brocade painting and frescoes: presentation of the religious habit to Saint Norbert, presentation of the ring as a sign of his election, transfer of the pilgrimage image to Sossau in analogy to the Holy House of Loreto. Late baroque-rococo furnishings, three large paintings on the pilgrimage legend with interesting city views of Straubing (17th century). High altar (1777) with relief depiction of the Windberg Monastery and the miraculous image: Standing Mother of God, remarkable limestone figure (early 14th century), as well as the rare assistant figures Acilius and St. Lucius.

      Two pulpits for preachers and the abbot of Windberg, organ case with rich acanthus carving. In a chapel extension there is an altar of helpers (17th century) and votive plaques.

      The church is open until the bars during the day.

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        December 23, 2024

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