A Peace On Earth Multifaith Pilgrimage
From the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to the Holy City of Jerusalem, for World Peace
Date Thursday 1st August 2019 Holy Places Visited Church, Riedenburg Mariä Himmelfahrt Kirche [“Mary’s Assumption Church”], Kelheim Ottokapelle [“Otto’s Chapel”], Kelheim (exterior) Kloster Weltenburg [“Monastery of Weltenburg”], near Kelheim Distance Travelled Approximately 24½ km (15 miles) on boats and approximately 5 km (3 miles) on foot. Route After visiting Riedenburg’s church, I caught a boat …
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Date Wednesday 31st July 2019 Holy Places Visited Pfarrkirche Sankt Bartholomäus [“Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew”], Töging Die Predigtkapelle [“The Preaching Chapel”], Griesstetten Wallfahrtskirche – Zu den drei “Elenden Heiligen” [“Pilgrimage Church – To the Three “Foreign Saints””], Griesstetten Church, Harlanden Church, Riedenburg (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 15 km (9½ miles) Route Crossing the Altmühl …
Date Tuesday 30th July 2019 Holy Places Visited Pfarrkirche Sankt Bartholomäus [“Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew”], Töging Distance Travelled Not applicable (stayed in Töging) Route I stayed in Töging for the day and revisited the local parish church dedicated to Saint Bartholomew. The external sign explained that it was the site of a chapel from …
Date Monday 29th July 2019 Holy Places Visited Benediktinerabtei Plankstetten [“Benedictine Abbey of Plankstetten”], Plankstetten Pfarrkirche Sankt Bartholomäus [“Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew”], Töging Distance Travelled Approximately 11½ km (7 miles) Route After joining the morning service in the Abbey Church, I walked on, again besides the Rhein-Main-Donau-Kanal, following it downstream towards the Donau (Danube) …
Date Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th July Holy Places Visited Benediktinerabtei Plankstetten [“Benedictine Abbey of Plankstetten”], Plankstetten Distance Travelled Not applicable (stayed in Plankstetten) Route On a rainy Saturday morning I joined the morning service in the Abbey Church and spent the remainder of the day resting. On Sunday morning I joined the 7am Koventamt …
Date Friday 26th July 2019 Holy Places Visited Erlöserkirche [“Saviour Church”], Berching (exterior) Benediktinerabtei Plankstetten [“Benedictine Abbey of Plankstetten”], Plankstetten Distance Travelled Approximately 12 km (7½ miles) Route I headed southwards out of Mühlhausen, towards the village of Berching. On the way I passed one of the biggest solar farms I have ever seen, which …
Date Thursday 25th July 2019 Holy Places Visited Katholische Pfarrei Sankt Josef [“Catholic Parish Church of Saint Joseph”], Mühlhausen (exterior) Distance Travelled Not applicable (stayed in Mühlhausen) Route Stayed in the town and visit the local parish church, which unfortunately was closed and seemed to be undergoing restoration work.
