| Kreuzkapelle | |
|---|---|
 Exterior | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Province | Diocese of Limburg |
| Rite | Latin |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Pilgrimage church |
| Year consecrated | 1682 |
| Location | |
| Location | Bad Camberg, Hesse, Germany |
  Shown within Hesse  Kreuzkapelle, Bad Camberg (Germany) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 50°18′27″N 8°17′10″E / 50.3075°N 8.2862°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1683 |
The Kreuzkapelle (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɔʏtskaˌpɛlə]) is a chapel of the Holy Cross, a Catholic pilgrimage church in Bad Camberg, Hesse, Germany, dedicated to the Holy Cross. It is a landmark of the town, located on higher ground to the north-east. A Kreuzweg with stations of the Cross leads from Bad Camberg to the chapel.[1]
History
The chapel was built from 1681 to 1683 on a ridge running north-east out of Bad Camberg, overlooking the Goldgrund area and the town. It was initiated by the Hohenfeld family, which also built a Kreuzweg with stations of the Cross around 1700, leading from Camberg up to the chapel.[1]
The chapel was first built as an octagon located where the choir is now. It was expanded in 1725 to a symmetrical central building (Zentralbau) shaped like a Greek cross. While three of its arms are closed on floor level, the choir is elevated and can be reached by symmetrical stairs. It is dominated by a crucifix.[2] A crypt below the choir is hewn in the rock, holding the shrine of a cross relic.[1]
The upper church features wooden vaults, and several altars from the 18th century. The meadow around the chapel and the sexton's house is surrounded by a wall with eight sides. Seven stations of the cross along the Kreuzweg, by the Hadamar school of sculpture, are replicas of weathered originals which are held in the crypt.[1] Stained glass windows, donated by citizens of Camberg, were added around 1900.[2]
The chapel was a centre of the Catholic youth movement until 1933. Exterior and interior were restored by volunteers from 1975. The chapel is a landmark of Bad Camberg.[3] When the anniversary of the building was celebrated in 1982, a priest wrote that the chapel is a sermon about the cross, and believers come bringing the "crosses" in their lives.[2]
The building is listed in the Hague Convention for protection in the event of armed conflict.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Kreuzkapelle". Denkmalpflege Hessen (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Christen sind Menschen der neuen Wege / C4 Kreuzkapelle" (PDF). Pastoraler Raum Bad Camberg (in German). p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ↑ "Kreuzkapelle, Bad Camerg". taunus.info (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ↑ "Eine Plakette schützt vor Bombenhagel / Einige Kirchen des Kreises Limburg /Weilburg sind in der Haager Konvention aufgenommen" (PDF). Der Sonntag (in German) (5): 14. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2020.