Wallfahrtskirche Allersdorf, Pilgrimage church in Allersdorf, Abensberg, Germany
Wallfahrtskirche Allersdorf is a pilgrimage church near Abensberg featuring a 13th-century Romanesque tower and baroque architecture. The building has a cross shape with ten baroque chapels arranged around the main structure and connected by pathways.
The site was founded around 1100 by a local countess who revered this place as sacred. The present structure took shape around 1600 when Jesuits took charge and redesigned the building in the baroque style.
The name reflects a centuries-long tradition of devotion to Mary that draws pilgrims and shapes religious practice in the region. Visitors experience this living faith through the chapels and religious imagery throughout the grounds.
The grounds can be explored on foot, with pathways between the chapels being easily walkable and leading visitors through a cemetery enclosed by a historic wall. Good walking shoes are recommended when visiting the church on the hilltop.
Legend has it that a countess made a vow and shot an arrow into the air to mark where a sanctuary should be built. This unusual founding story has survived in local tradition for centuries.
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