Hall with recessed choir, hipped roof and ridge turret, 15th century, destroyed except for the choir in 1632, rebuilt in the 17th century, the west gable in 1701

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August 18, 2022

If you like history, you've come to the right place

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JakobusPilger

October 6, 2025

On the second patronage of the Waischenfeld church: Saint Lawrence is one of the early Christian martyrs from a time when Christianity was still forbidden. He was the Pope's archdeacon and was summoned by the pagan Emperor Valerian to hand over the church's treasure. Lawrence requested three days' grace, during which he distributed the church's wealth among the poor inhabitants of Rome. After the agreed time, he returned to the emperor with the poor to present them as the church's treasure. He was then martyred to death. Legend says he was roasted alive on a gridiron—this attribute can be seen in many depictions of Saint Lawrence—over coals. He is said to have been in good spirits and to have asked his executioner if he would turn him over.
The feast day of Saint Lawrence in the calendar of saints is August 10th.

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JakobusPilger

October 7, 2025

The Waischenfeld church's main patron saint: It was dedicated to the Archangel Michael. The name (from the Hebrew language) means "Who is like God?" He is often depicted—in paintings or statues—with a flaming sword, occasionally also with a lance. Michael is—along with Raphael and Gabriel, and occasionally Uriel—one of the three or four archangels who (according to human belief) occupy the highest rank in the heavenly hierarchy of angelic beings. Their common feast day in the calendar of saints is September 29th.

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