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Dietkirchen Abbey
The church of St Lubentius in Dietkirchen, now part of Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany, was the most important church of the region until the 13th century. Located on top of a outcropping, rock outcrop on the west bank of the river Lahn, it holds relics of Lubentius, St Lubentius, who according to the ''Gesta Treverorum'' worked in the area as a missionary in the fourth century. Today, the former collegiate church serves as the Catholic parish church of Dietkirchen, while its former chapel ''Dreifaltigkeitskapelle'' is the Protestant parish church. The church is a Romanesque architecture, Romanesque basilica, mostly built in the 11th and 12th centuries, with a double tower at the west end. History According to the ''Gesta Treverorum'', the priest Lubentius founded the first church on the site during a missionary tour from Trier in the fourth century. Excavations show that a stone church was present on the site around 700. A collegiate church dedicated to St Lubentius is docu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limburg An Der Lahn, Dietkirchen, St
Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg, Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in Germany * Province of Limburg (1815–1839), a former province of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands * Duchy of Limburg (1065–1794), a state in the Holy Roman Empire * Duchy of Limburg (1839–1867), a part of the German Confederation * Limburg of the States (1633–1685), one of the Generality Lands, a dependent territory of the United Provinces of the Netherlands Other places * Limbourg, a town in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium * Limburg (Weilheim an der Teck), a mountain in Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Limburg an der Lahn, a city, the district seat of Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germany * Limburg an der Lenne, now called Hagen-Hohenlimburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the former chief town of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
