Couvent de Bischenberg, Redemptorist convent in Bischoffsheim, France

Couvent de Bischenberg is a hilltop convent near Bischoffsheim with buildings from different time periods. The oldest sections feature vaulted ceilings and raised ground floors, while the grounds hold chapels, living spaces, and farm buildings spread across the site.

A document from 1505 mentions a guardian of the sanctuary, proving a chapel already existed here. In 1663 the bishop entrusted the site to the Recollets-Franciscans of Mutzig-Hermolsheim, who walked over on pilgrimage days. Around 1717 they completed the chapel and built a small lodging; the chapel and altar were consecrated by Monseigneur Jean Vivant, coadjutor of the bishop, who also permitted a Way of the Cross with 14 stations, finished in 1732 with a 15th chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross.

The chapel honors Our Lady of Seven Sorrows and has drawn pilgrims for centuries seeking a quiet place for prayer. Today visitors still come to this hilltop sanctuary, making it an active spiritual destination in the region.

Visitors can walk the pilgrimage path to explore the site and visit different chapels scattered across the grounds. The hilltop location provides good views and helps you understand how the various buildings relate to each other.

The Way of the Cross was laid out in 1732, when the coadjutor bishop Jean Vivant allowed fourteen stations, each with its own small chapel; a fifteenth chapel, dedicated to the Holy Cross, completed the ensemble in 1732. It was damaged during the French Revolution and the Kulturkampf, and restored each time with support from surrounding villages and pilgrims.