Gangolfskapelle, Chapel on the Milseburg near Kleinsassen, Hesse, Germany

The Gangolfskapelle stands beside the summit of the Milseburg, a single-nave rectangular building of irregular rubble masonry with pointed joints and two round windows on one side. Its copper roof slopes down on one side, and a small bell tower with a gabled roof holds a bell tuned to C. Inside, white-plastered walls and a wooden ceiling frame 14 Stations of the Cross and an altarpiece showing Christ blessing, flanked by Boniface and Wendelin on the left and Laurentius and Gangolf on the right.

The chapel was first documented in 1493, financed by the brothers Philipp II and Mangold II von Eberstein. It stood closed from 1815 to 1821 due to structural decay, and in 1892 further alterations followed. On 4 July 1929 lightning struck and it burned down to the masonry; the remains were demolished in 1932 and a new chapel, built with insurance funds, donations and volunteers, was consecrated on 16 October 1932.

The chapel is the only church in the Diocese of Fulda dedicated to Saint Gangolf, and selected feast days are still celebrated there with official services. Inside, a wooden bust shows the saint with lance, falcon and a model of the chapel; the altarpiece depicts the blessing Christ flanked by Boniface and Wendelin on the left and Laurentius and Gangolf on the right.

The site is accessible on foot and sits in open countryside that invites a walk around it. Visitors should note that access is seasonal and the location is exposed to the elements, so weather protection is advisable.

The chapel stands beside the summit of the Milseburg, where legend says Saint Gangolf overcame the furious giant Mils through prayer. On the summit itself is a Crucifixion group dating from 1756, and a little below the peak, off to the side, a memorial plaque honours Justus Schneider, a physician and writer from Fulda.