St. Martin - Lahnstein - RLP / Germany
N 50° 18.056 E 007° 36.238
32U E 400578 N 5573022
Statue above the doorway of Catholic Church St. Martin
Waymark Code: WMXQ21
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 02/11/2018
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About ST. Martin:
Martin of Tours. (2018, February 6). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:43, February 11, 2018, from (
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"Saint Martin of Tours (Latin: Sanctus Martinus Turonensis; 316 or 336 – 8 November 397) was Bishop of Tours, whose shrine in France became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints, sometimes venerated as a military saint. As he was born in what is now Szombathely, Hungary, spent much of his childhood in Pavia, Italy, and lived most of his adult life in France, he is considered a spiritual bridge across Europe."
About the church:
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"The oldest parts of the church are the late Romanic choir flanking towers built around 1190 that belonged to a former basilica. The Gothic choir with two cross vaults was built in 1332, the baroque central nave in hall style between 1775 and 1777. The side aisles with the side choirs were added between 1895 and 1899. In spite of the numerous architectural styles, the church room forms a harmonious entity and accommodates i.a. a valuable organ of the brothers Stumm from the year 1742. Both belfries have representative peals of bells with a total weight of 13.6 tons."
opening hours:
daily from 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m.