This is the Catholic city church located in Bishop’s Square in the old town of Limburg an der Lahm and is part of the Diocese of Limburg. It was a monastery church of the former Franciscan monastery. It is thought that the church was built by the Franciscans in the early 14th century and this…
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Limburger Dom, Limburg an der Lahm
Cathedral Church of St. George and St. Nicholas This cathedral is prominently located high on a rock overlooking the old town of Limburg and the River Lahn. It is the diocesan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg in the German state of Hesse. It is unknown when the first church was built on…
Seminarkirche St. Michael, Würzburg
This church is the former seminary church of the Würzburg Jesuit College and now the Catholic Church of St Michael. There has been a church on this site since the earliest 13th century. The first was a small chapel dedicated to St Agnes and used as a monastery by the Franciscans. During the 16th century…
St. Stephan zu Mainz
The Collegiate Church of St Stephan is located in the city of Mainz, the capital of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was built in the Gothic style and is also a ‘hall’ church. It is now principally known for it’s stained glass windows designed by Marc Chagall. The church was originally built in 990…
St. Barbara’s Church – Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Chrám svaté Barbory This is a Roman Catholic church in Kutná Hora in the style of a cathedral. It is dedicated to St. Barbara who is the patron saint of miners (amongst others), which is quite appropriate for a town whose wealth was based entirely on it’s silver mines. Construction began in 1388 but due…
Sedlec Ossuary – Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
The Cemetery Church of All Saints with the Ossuary The church was built in the cemetery grounds of Sedlec Cathedral around 1400. The church was built with an upper vaulted level and a lower chapel to be used as an ossuary for the mass graved unearthed during it’s construction or those marked for destruction to…
Sedlec Cathedral – Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and St. John the Baptist This is the oldest Cistercian cathedral in Bohemia and dates back to 1142 when it was founded by monks from Waldsassen Abbey in Bavaria. This was the time of the largest expansion of the Cistercian Order. The abbey was originally built in the…
Cathedrals and Churches I've Visited on my Travels 