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Baden-Württemberg

Stuttgart District

Ostalbkreis
Ellwangen (Jagst)

Basilica of St. Vitus, Ellwangen

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Stuttgart District

Ostalbkreis
Ellwangen (Jagst)

Basilica of St. Vitus, Ellwangen

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    May 19, 2024

    On October 3, 1233, the collegiate church of St. Vitus, the landmark of the town of Ellwangen, was consecrated. The building, which dominates the town center, is already the third church on this site, built as a collegiate church for the nearby Ellwangen monastery. According to tradition, the monastery was founded by the Bishop of Langres, Hariolf, and his brother Erlolf in the Virngrund forest in 764. The three-aisled basilica with its three Romanesque towers is considered the most important Romanesque vaulted basilica in Swabia. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the interior was given a Baroque makeover. Nevertheless, the high medieval origins are still clearly recognizable. A Gothic cloister and the Chapel of Our Lady are directly adjacent to the main nave. In 1964, the church was elevated to a minor basilica. The direct connecting door to the neighboring Protestant town church can be seen as a special feature of ecumenism.

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      January 28, 2018

      The baroque town church Ellwangen is a cityscape of Ellwangen formative Protestant church in downtown Ellwangen.
      Source de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelische_Stadtkirche_Ellwangen

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        January 28, 2018

        The basilica St. Vitus (former collegiate church of St. Vitus) Ellwangen is a late Romanesque vaulted building from the 13th century. Since its secularization, this sacred building, which forms the cityscape, serves as the Catholic parish church for the city of Ellwangen.
        Source de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilika_St._Vitus_(Ellwangen)

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          Location: Ellwangen (Jagst), Ostalbkreis, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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