St. Bartholomew's (german: St. Bartholomä) is a Roman Catholic
pilgrimage church in the
Berchtesgadener Land district of
Bavaria in
Germany. It is named after Saint
Bartholomew the Apostle
Bartholomew (Aramaic: ; grc, Βαρθολομαῖος, translit=Bartholomaîos; la, Bartholomaeus; arm, Բարթողիմէոս; cop, ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ; he, בר-תולמי, translit=bar-Tôlmay; ar, بَرثُولَماو ...
(''Bartholomäus'' in German), patron of alpine farmers and dairymen. The church is located at the western shore of the
Königssee lake, on the Hirschau peninsula. It can only be reached by ship or after a long hike across the surrounding mountains.
A first chapel at the lake was built in 1134 by the
Provosts of Berchtesgaden. In 1697 it was rebuilt in a
Baroque
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style with a floor plan modeled on
Salzburg Cathedral, two
onion domes and a red domed roof. The church features
stucco
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work by the
Salzburg artist Joseph Schmidt and a three-
apse choir. The altars in the apses are consecrated to Saint Bartholomew, Saint
Catherine, and Saint
James
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*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
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* King James (disambiguat ...
respectively.
An annual pilgrimage to St. Bartholomew's is held on the Saturday after 24 August, starting from the
Austrian municipality of
Maria Alm
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People
* Mary, mother of Jesus
* Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages
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and crossing the
Berchtesgaden Alps
The Berchtesgaden Alps (german: Berchtesgadener Alpen) are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, named after the market town of Berchtesgaden located in the centre. The central part belongs to the Berchtesgadener Land district of southe ...
.
Near the chapel lies the old
hunting lodge of the same name. The lodge, which was first erected in the 12th century with the church, has been rebuilt several times. Until 1803, it was a private residence of the Berchtesgaden Prince-provosts; after their territory had been incorporated into the
Kingdom of Bavaria in 1810, the building became a favourite hunting lodge of the ruling
House of Wittelsbach
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; today it is an inn.
The church can be seen from a famous
scenic viewpoint
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743 meters above, which is called
Archenkanzel
The Watzmann ( bar, Watzmo) is a mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps south of the village of Berchtesgaden. It is the third highest in Germany, and the highest located entirely on German territory.
Three main peaks array on a N-S axis along a r ...
.
Gallery
File:Koenigssee - St. Bartholomew's Church 01.jpg
File:Koenigssee - St. Bartholomew's Church 02.jpg
San Bartolomé, Lago del Rey, Alemania, 2019-05-17, DD 22.jpg
San Bartolomé, Lago del Rey, Alemania, 2019-05-17, DD 24.jpg
San Bartolomé, Lago del Rey, Alemania, 2019-05-17, DD 18.jpg
San Bartolomé, Lago del Rey, Alemania, 2019-05-17, DD 105-107 HDR.jpg
San Bartolomé, Lago del Rey, Alemania, 2019-05-17, DD 102-104 HDR.jpg
Panoramic view
References
*The information in this article is based on that in its German equivalent.
External links
The Bavarian Palace Department: St. Bartholomew's ChurchSankt Bartholomä
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Roman Catholic churches in Bavaria
Berchtesgaden Alps
Pilgrimage churches in Germany
Registered historic buildings and monuments in Bavaria
Berchtesgadener Land