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Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross

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Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross

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  • Location: Eggolsheim, Forchheim, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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    April 20, 2021

    Hiking

    Once a damsel of the noble family who lived at Feuerstein Castle is said to have lost her way in the surrounding woods. She vowed to have a church built on the exact spot where she knew her way around again. In Tiefenstürmig she is said to have found the right path again. So she fulfilled her promise and had the house of God built exactly at the place where she could finally leave the dark forest.
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    August 27, 2018

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    Baroque hall church with facade tower and rich interior, built in 1726 by Paul Mayer
    It is already the third church in Tiefenstürmig. In 1471, for the first time, a "Holy Cross Chapel" was built, later replaced by a larger church. However, this burnt down in 1721 down to the foundations and in the wake of the present church was built.
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    July 24, 2022

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    In 1739 the church administration and the Bamberg cathedral chapter master carpenter Joseph Gruber dealt with the repair of the old church. But on March 10, 1740, the auxiliary bishop …
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    Location: Eggolsheim, Forchheim, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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