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Vacation 2016August 30, NurembergThe Way of St. James |
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| Nuremberg | Way of St. James |
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St. James Square (Jacobsplatz in German) in downtown Nuremberg is famous for its two churches,
St. Jakob and
St. Elisabeth. Both churches are also official way-points at Europe's most famous and most popular pilgrimage trail, the Way of St. James. |
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| Inside St. James Church, a statue of St. James and a decorative piece of art are dedicated to the Way of St. James. The display by Mara Loytved-Hardegg shows seven hiking sticks and the silhouettes of seven churches in Franconia along the pilgrimage trail. |
| St. Jakob Church |
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| St. Jakob's Church was founded in 1209 by emperor Otto IV. The current building dated back to about 1289, as the fist church was demolished after 80 about years. The new church was built using the material of the demolished old one. |
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| The church had an eventful and sometimes turbulent history. In the 13th century it became possession of the Knights of St John; in the 17th century, it belonged to the Teutonic Order. Ever since the reformation, the church switched back and forth between Catholic and Protestant denomination. In 1810, after Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the dissolution of the Teutonic Order, St. Jakob permanently became the third Protestant parish church of Nuremberg. |
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| St. Elizabeth Church |
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At the other side of the square is St. Elizabeth Church, home of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg. A first church dedicated to Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
was built in this location in 1235. After the Reformation, St. Elizabeth remained the only Roman Catholic church in the Protestant city of Nuremberg.
Construction of new, larger church started in 1785. The building was completed in 1802. |
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With both churches being official way-points on the Way of St. James, walking across t. James Square actually could be considered a part
of the pilgrimage. It was a very short, just 100 feet long trip, but the Pope still was pleased and waved at us. Well, the cutout of Pope Francis at a catholic book store was about as real as my pilgrimage.
The third historical building at the square is the White Tower. The tower, built around 1250 was part of the original city wall. The White tower and the Hans Sachs Fountain right next to it were my next destination. |
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Click the left turn sign to get back to the Germanic National Museum. Or click the right turn signal to move on to the White Tower. |
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