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St. Nicholas Church (Murnau am Staffelsee)

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St. Nicholas Church (Murnau am Staffelsee)

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    January 8, 2023

    Wikipedia (St. Nicholas (Murnau am Staffelsee), 2023-01-08):
    de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nikolaus_(Murnau_am_Staffelsee)
    Wikipedia (List of monuments in Murnau am Staffelsee, 2023-01-08):
    de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Baudenkmäler_in_Murnau_am_Staffelsee
    "Catholic parish church of St. Nicholas ... Baroque, domed eight-arcade room with a three-aisled gallery bay in front, centralizing choir and south-eastern onion tower, nave 1717-1721, choir 1725-1727, 1730-1732 tower elevation on a Gothic substructure ... Cemetery wall, quarry stone and brickwork, in parts medieval and early modern, especially after 1860, with a single-flight staircase … D-1-80-124-1”

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      February 9, 2019

      From the outside rather unimpressive but inside a magnificent church, which was built from 1717 to 1732. The impressive late Baroque interior was created over decades, the high altar was donated in 1771 by the Ettal Monastery. As the church stands on a hill, it is visible from afar, with the 50 -meter-high church tower particularly striking.

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        September 21, 2021

        Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, to whom the church in Murnau is dedicated, is – next to Saint Martin – one of the most popular saints of all. Almost every child in Germany - and far beyond - should know his commemoration day, December 6th.
        On the eve of this day, the children used to put their shoes or boots in front of the door - which of course had to be cleaned with great care - so that they could be filled with gifts by St. Nicholas during the night. In more agricultural areas, it was also customary for the children to put out a small amount of food for the donkey, St. Nicholas' riding animal (according to another tradition, it was a white horse).

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