The chapel of St. Rochus was built at the instigation of the then abbot of the Cistercian abbey in Ebrach Hieronymus Höllein. After the heavy year of plague 1611, he …

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July 14, 2021

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Saint Roch, to whom this chapel is consecrated as patron, was born in Montpellier, France, in the middle of the 14th century. He is popularly known - alongside Saint Sebastian …

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June 5, 2021

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The St. Rochus Chapel in Großgressingen was built between 1611 and 1613. The initiator was the then abbot of the Cistercian abbey in Ebrach, Hieronymus Höllein.
The chapel was built in the post-Gothic style.

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Elevation 420 m

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