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St. Mary’s Assumption Parish Church (Herxheim)

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St. Mary’s Assumption Parish Church (Herxheim)

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Location: Herxheim, Südliche Weinstraße, Südpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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🇺🇦Gerda M

December 26, 2022

The Herxheim crèche was purchased in 1928 by the local pastor at the time, Karl Neuberger, but it was handed over to private ownership in the 1970s. It was only in 1994 that the Osterrieder crib could be bought again. Since then, the crib has been on display in the parish church between Christmas Eve and Candlemas (February 2nd). The Herxheimer Osterrieder crib shows a stable cave, which is integrated into an urban-rural environment. The scenery of the Holy Land is characterized by many details (e.g. fountain, fireplace, houses, flour mill, palm trees and shrubs). Numerous figures are rearranged every year. On Epiphany (January 6th), the Three Wise Men are also placed in the manger with their camels and servants.

Sculptor Sebastian Osterrieder (1864–1932) began carving cribs and figures as a child. He developed his own manufacturing process for his cribs, the so-called "French chilled casting". The figures made of plaster impress with their special attention to detail. Among other things, the figures were dressed with real fabrics, then painted and covered with glue. Some figures in the crib also have glass eyes.

One of the reasons for purchasing an Osterrieder nativity scene was probably the connection between the nativity artist and the founder of the St. Paulusstift in Herxheim. Prelate Jakob Friedrich Bussereau met Osterrieder during his student days and developed a friendly relationship. The artist's sister, Therese Osterrieder, spent

Link to Sebastian Osterrieder, the artist of the crib:

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Osterrieder

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🇺🇦Gerda M

January 2, 2023

Link to the Parish Church:

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Maria_Himmelfahrt_(Herxheim)

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Location: Herxheim, Südliche Weinstraße, Südpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

St. Mary’s Assumption Parish Church (Herxheim)

1. St. Paulus-Stift Herxheim – Anglerweiher loop from Herxheim

2. Klingbach in Herxheim – Park Behind Kunstschule Wieser loop from Herxheim

3. Anglerweiher – Speyerer Chapel Herxheim loop from Herxheim

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