Kapelle St. Sebastian - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
N 47° 29.723 E 011° 06.531
32T E 658835 N 5262371
The Kapelle St. Sebastian (English: St. Sebastian Chapel) is located at Ludwigstrasse 81 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Waymark Code: WMXP0H
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 02/05/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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St. Sebastian Chapel was built in 1637 on the site of the cemetery for victims of the plague, and consecrated by Prince-Bishop Veit Adam von Gepeckh on July 31, 1637. It is the oldest surviving church in the parish. The tower and the sacristy were only added in 1740. The plague cemetery was used as a community cemetery after 1775 until it closed in 1914.

In 1925 the war memorial was erected on the northern edge of the old cemetery. The stone figure represents St. Sebastian. It was created by the sculptor G. Neuner after the drawings of Joseph Wackerle. In the same year, the chapel also received a new look. On the north facade, Joseph Wackerle painted the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Plague, War, Famine and Death).

The church holds services in Latin every Sunday and public holidays at 10:00, every Thursday at 8:30, every Friday at 18:00 and every Saturday at 8:30.

Sources: (visit link) and (visit link)
Type of Church: Chapel

Status of Building: Actively in use for worship

Date of building construction: 07/31/1637

Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: War memorial, frescoes by Joseph Wackerle

Archdiocese: Munich and Freising

Diocese: Munich and Freising

Address/Location:
Ludwigstrasse 81
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern, Germany
82467


Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]

Date of organization: Not listed

Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed

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