Vierzehnheiligen
June 1993, Lichtenfels, Germany
In 1445 and 1446, a herdsman resting on this spot was visited by a number of visions, including the Christ Child among 14 saints. The worship of these saints was encouraged by the Dominicans and Cistercians, and in the 18th Century, this pilgrimage church was built. Inside are statues depicting the 14 saints:
- St Denys
- St Blaise
- St Erasmus
- St Cyriacus
- St Catherine
- St Barbara
- St Acacius
- St Giles
- St Eustace
- St Christopher
- St Vitus
- St Margaret
- St George
- St Pantaleon
Churches in Southern Germany
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 Pilgrimage church Kappel. Waldsassen, June 1993. |
 Ramsau, June 1991. |
 Nördlingen. June 1991. |
 Nittenau. June 1989. |
 St. Bartholomä on the Königsee near Berchtesgaden, June 2000. |
 Weltenburg, near Kelheim, September 1994. |
 Wallfahrtskirche (pilgrimage church) at Maria Gern near Berchtesgaden, June 2000. |
 Wieskirche, August 1994. |
 Theatinerkirche on the Odeonsplatz in Munich. June 1991. |
 Organ of the Cathedral in Passau. June 1989. |
 St. Michael's Church in Passau. June 1989. |
 Berchtesgaden. June 1989. |
 Ettal. June 1989. |
 Heiliggeistkirche. Heidelberg, August 1986. |
 Schliersee. May 1992. |
 Wasserburg. May 1992. |
 Bamberg Cathedral. June 1993. |
 Church of St. Michael, Bamberg. June 1993. |
 Kornbühl. June 1991. |
 Bad Tölz. May 1992. |
 Pilgrimage church Vierzehnheiligen. Lichtenfels, June 1993. |
 Waldsassen. June 1993. |
 Cathedral at Ulm. June 2000. |
 Blaubeuren, June 2000. |
 Bad Säckingen. June 1991. |
 Freiburg. June 1991. |
 Staffelberg. June 1989. |
Quotes
“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
Douglas Adams
“Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.”
Aristotle
“Religion is a means of exploitation employed by the strong against the weak; religion is a cloak of ambition, injustice and vice.”
Georges Bizet, in a letter to Edmond Galabert, 1866
“Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
“The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself”
Richard Burton