Pilgrimage Church of Hessenthal

Nestled in the romantic Elsava Valley - near Aschaffenburg - is the parish and pilgrimage church Hessenthal.

In the district of Hessenthal (place Mespelbrunn) there is a pilgrimage church of Mary. It is the burial place of the Echter von Mespelbrunn family.
There are three churches to admire: an early work by Tilman Riemenschneider's Lamentation Group (around 1490),
the crucifixion group, a masterpiece by the Mainz sculptor Hans Backoffen (around 1519),
Two "Real Epitaphs" by Erhard Barg (1583),
A modern way of the cross from 1967 by the Aschaffenburg artist Siegfried Rischar
For small change you can also listen to an audio file in the church

Hessenthal in the eponymous district of Mespelbrunn is a Marien pilgrimage church in the Spessart. It is the burial place of the family Echter von Mespelbrunn and contains a body of Christ identified as the early work of Tilman Riemenschneider.
In building history and style there are parallels to the pilgrimage church Maria to the rough wind in Alzenau-Kälberau (short info from Wikipedia). To enumerate all information on the origin and equipment, would be tedious, if not impossible. Wiki helps here: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallfahrtskirche_Hessenthal
Pilgrimages take place in Hessenthal five times a year: Easter, Pentecost, Assumption (August 15), The Nativity (September 8) and The Sacrifice of the Virgin (November 21), each with a lights procession the night before.