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St. Mary´s chapel

St. Mary´s chapel Chapel at the entrance to the village, the linden tree planted on March 18, 2019, is on the right.

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Chapel at the entrance to the village, the linden tree planted on March 18, 2019, is on the right.


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel view to the altar

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

view to the altar


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Wall-and ceiling painting

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Wall-and ceiling painting


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Wall section on the right side of the entrance with scenes from the life of Mary

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Wall section on the right side of the entrance with scenes from the life of Mary


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Angel announces to Anne the birth of a daughter

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Angel announces to Anne the birth of a daughter


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Notice to Anne about the Immaculate Conception of Mary, above the depiction a detail with the artist's inscription

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Notice to Anne about the Immaculate Conception of Mary, above the depiction a detail with the artist's inscription


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel The wall to the right of the entrance, detail, top left: Anna and Joachim (with glasses in his hand!) in front of the golden gate(?), top center: Depiction of a feast, top right: Self-reflection of a woman sitting on a bed, bottom: Woman in a bedroom(?

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

The wall to the right of the entrance, detail, top left: Anna and Joachim (with glasses in his hand!) in front of the golden gate(?), top center: Depiction of a feast, top right: Self-reflection of a woman sitting on a bed, bottom: Woman in a bedroom(?


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Birth of Mary

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Birth of Mary


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Wall section above the entrance to the chapel

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Wall section above the entrance to the chapel


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Wall above the chapel entrance: Mary with a lily, symbolizing her Immaculate Conception.

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Wall above the chapel entrance: Mary with a lily, symbolizing her Immaculate Conception.


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Wall section above the chapel entrance, lower left edge of image: Inscription by restorer E. Müller from 2016

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Wall section above the chapel entrance, lower left edge of image: Inscription by restorer E. Müller from 2016


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Wall section on the left hand side of the entrance

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Wall section on the left hand side of the entrance


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel left Wall section, left image: the pregnant Mary protectively holds a hand over her belly

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

left Wall section, left image: the pregnant Mary protectively holds a hand over her belly


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Left wall section: Crucifixion scene at a barn door; in the background on the left, a farmhouse, and above it, as a "commemorative image," the Adoration of the Magi; on the right, in a night scene, the open tomb of Jesus

St. Mary´s chapel

Info

1969


Left wall section: Crucifixion scene at a barn door; in the background on the left, a farmhouse, and above it, as a "commemorative image," the Adoration of the Magi; on the right, in a night scene, the open tomb of Jesus


photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

St. Mary´s chapel The Death of Mary

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

The Death of Mary


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Ceiling and wall section, view from the rear right corner of the chapel

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Ceiling and wall section, view from the rear right corner of the chapel


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Ceiling

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Ceiling


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Ceiling, Ascension of Muhammad

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Ceiling, Ascension of Muhammad


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Ceiling, Buddha in the lotus position

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Ceiling, Buddha in the lotus position


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Ceiling, Depiction of a "Nature Religion"

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Ceiling, Depiction of a "Nature Religion"


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Ceiling: On a walled-in area, a wealthy couple faces a beggar with a bowl. Below, personified representations of the visual arts: Architecture (drawing), Music (cello), Painting (palette), Sculpture

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Ceiling: On a walled-in area, a wealthy couple faces a beggar with a bowl. Below, personified representations of the visual arts: Architecture (drawing), Music (cello), Painting (palette), Sculpture


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Center of the ceiling

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Center of the ceiling


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Center of the ceiling: Depiction of the entire "circles of the earth."

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Center of the ceiling: Depiction of the entire "circles of the earth."


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel To the left of the entrance inside the chapel, "Mary with Child" / Wendelin Kusche presents a very personal and immediate depiction of a mother with her child.

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

To the left of the entrance inside the chapel, "Mary with Child" / Wendelin Kusche presents a very personal and immediate depiction of a mother with her child.


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Photomontage showing the space originally intended for the image of Mary

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Photomontage showing the space originally intended for the image of Mary


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 26. Oct 2021, Theo Noll

St. Mary´s chapel Comparison of the four large depictions of Mary, three of which feature wings, just as the entire chancel wall is filled with wings

St. Mary´s chapel

1969

Comparison of the four large depictions of Mary, three of which feature wings, just as the entire chancel wall is filled with wings


Since time immemorial, there has been a Calvary with three crosses in front of a dilapidated chapel on the Lillinger Höhe. In 1817, farmer Konrad Weber from Sollenberg renovated the chapel and placed a house altar and an image of Mary inside.

At the instigation of the local parish priest of Weißenohe and by order of the Royal Bavarian government, the chapel had to be demolished again in 1818. In gratitude for his recovery from a leg ailment, farmer Lorenz Schaffer from Görbitz arranged for the chapel's reconstruction in 1871. Schaffer had an image of a guardian angel placed in the chapel. On the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2nd) in 1872, the chapel received its blessing from the parish priest of Weißenohe.

In 1970, following the completion of the land consolidation project, the chapel underwent a thorough renovation and was completely repainted inside by the academic painter Wendelin Kusche. The paintings depict the life of Mary, freely adapted from the apocryphal Gospel of James. The front of the chapel is adorned with a magnificent ornament featuring angel wings, connecting it to the chapel's guardian angel tradition. The ceiling painting depicts the brotherhood of the world's religions. At its center is the globe with the Heraclitus quote inscribed around it: "Know thyself." Plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the two World Wars are mounted on the exterior wall. A memorial stone commemorating the land consolidation project is also erected.

In 2015, the chapel required renovation once again. The masonry was repaired. The interior paintings had deteriorated, their outlines fading.

The painter Erich Müller, a student of Wendelin Kusche, masterfully restored the work in the spirit of his teacher. A unique aspect of the chapel is that it is a church of the people. It was repaired and maintained through their own initiative, embraced and cared for by the Christians of the surrounding villages, and continues to be used for worship services to this day. Four mighty linden trees form a leafy canopy over the small church. All suffered severe damage from storms.

A new linden tree was planted on March 18, 2019.  

Location: Lillinger Höhe / Gräfenberg

Design: Kusche, Wendelin

Realization: Kusche, Wendelin

photo 2021, Theo Noll

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