Stiftskirche, Kyllburg, Gothic parish church in Kyllburg, Germany.
The Stiftskirche is a Gothic church perched on the highest point of land surrounded by the Kyll River. The building displays characteristic pointed arch windows and clear Gothic proportions visible from multiple vantage points.
Archbishop Heinrich II of Finstingen commissioned this church in 1276, establishing it initially as a collegiate foundation with four canons. The institution expanded and adapted over subsequent centuries.
The church keeps furnishings from different periods: the 14th-century oak choir stalls come from the former Cistercian convent of Sankt Thomas an der Kyll, and the neo-Gothic altarpiece holds a stone Madonna of the later 14th century. Her gilded silver crown, set with pearls and gems, replaced the original stone crown in the 15th century.
The church is accessible at any time of day, as it has no fixed opening hours. Regular services occur in the main space, and visitors should be respectful when entering during active worship times.
The choir windows were commissioned in 1533 and 1534 by the Kyllburg canons Bernhard and Jakob. The north window shows the Adoration of the Christ Child, with the donor Jakobus kneeling before Saint Anthony in the lower panel; the south window, largely renewed in 1875, depicts the Entombment and, in its tracery, the Resurrection.
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