Text and Illustrations from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.
English: Wies Church, Bavaria, Germany.
Deutsch: Wieskirche, Bayern, Deutschland.
Photo: 17 December 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Mattana.
(Wikimedia Commons)
English: Chapel and Church, Wies, Bavaria, Germany.
Deutsch: Kapelle mit Wieskirche, Steingaden, Bavaria, Germany.
Photo: 14 December 2005.
Source: Own work.
Author: Flodur63.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Many who have Prayed in front of the statue of Jesus, on the High Altar, have claimed that people have been miraculously cured of their diseases, which has made this Church even more of a Pilgrimage site.
English: The Scourged Saviour, in its own separate Chapel.
Deutsch: Gnadenbild des gegeißelten Heilandes im Altar der Wieskirch.
Photo: 20 October 2012.
Source: Own work.
Author: Harro52.
(Wikimedia Commons)
English: Wies Church, Bavaria, Germany.
Deutsch: Wieskirche, Bayern, Deutschland.
Photo: June 2005.
Source: Own work.
Author: Pipimaru.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Available sources, however, document that the responsible State Commission clearly advocated the continuation of Wies as a Pilgrimage site, even in spite of economic objections from the Abbot of Steingaden.
The Wieskirche was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983 and underwent extensive restoration between 1985 and 1991.
The Wieskirche was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983 and underwent extensive restoration between 1985 and 1991.
English: The Pulpit, Wies Church, Bavaria, Germany.
Deutsch: Wieskirche, Bayern, Deutschland.
Photo: 17 December 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Mattana.
(Wikimedia Commons)
English: The High Altar,
Wies Church, Bavaria, Germany.
Deutsch: Wieskirche, Bayern, Deutschland.
Photo: 17 December 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Mattana.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Available (in U.K.) from
Available (in U.S.A.) from