Magdalenenkapelle, Amöneburg
Facts and practical information
The Magdalen Chapel is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage chapel north of the central Hessian town of Amöneburg in the district of Marburg-Biedenkopf.
Below the chapel, which was consecrated to St. Mary Magdalene in 1343, was the village of Lindau, first mentioned in 1248, until the 14th century. Therefore, the chapel is also called Lindau chapel, for the 18th century the name Lemnauer Kirch is proven.
The original chapel was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War between 1633 and 1636 and has been a ruin ever since. Nevertheless, there were still processions to the Magdalen Chapel, whose altar table was preserved.
The remains of the chapel were demolished in 1866 and replaced by a new neo-Gothic building designed by the Kassel architect Peter Zindel, whose furnishings were designed by Carl Schäfer. The consecration of the new chapel took place in 1868.
The chapel has a four-part cross vault starting from a central pillar. A wall with a large rose window separates it from a chancel-like extension at the rear long side. In it, on the left side, there is the pulpit, and on the right side, a niche for the Madonna.
In July, an annual Magdalen Octave with Eucharistic celebration is held at the chapel.
The Magdalen Chapel is a listed building for historical and cultural reasons.
Amöneburg
Hesse