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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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