Despite its baroque appearance, this church and/or its surrounding monastic confines were the medieval “theatre” for the PLAY ABOUT THE ANTICHRIST, written at Tegernsee in 1159.
Excavations done by Sixtus Lampl revealed that the footprint of the modern church keeps w/ its medieval antecedent.
Excavations done by Sixtus Lampl revealed that the footprint of the modern church keeps w/ its medieval antecedent.
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Arthur Westwell
Tegernsee is an old monastery on the shores of an alpine lake, founded in the mid eighth century. The fine baroque basilica of Sankt Quirin in the best Bavarian style remains a parish church, but the monastic complex became a palace, brewery and restaurant after the secularisation in 1803.
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