Cologne District

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Kürten

Chapel of the Cross in Kürten-Olpe

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Kürten

Chapel of the Cross in Kürten-Olpe

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Chapel of the Cross in Kürten-Olpe

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Location: Kürten, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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April 3, 2021

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It is definitely worth taking a look at the small Kreuzkapelle. Even if the dedication for the fallen fighters of the First World War is no longer entirely up-to-date, it can otherwise shine with beautiful paintings.

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JakobusPilger

June 18, 2021

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According to tradition, Empress Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Israel / Palestine) in the fourth century and brought many relics with her to Europe, including the so-called "True Cross". Particles of the cross relic were an attractive pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages.

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Renate

November 1, 2018

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Older than the little cross chapel is not a building in Kürten-Olpe. In the years between 1520 and 1527 their origins go back; at that time the chapel was planted on the north side of the new Olper church, for the purpose of keeping a relic of the wood of the cross of Christ. When the dilapidated church was demolished in 1896, the chapel was preserved.

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