Juergen Kuehn - Benedictine Abbey Neresheim

Martin Knoller - Youth lodging house

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The Young Jesus Preaching at the Temple

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In this CUPOLA FRESCO we see Jesus as a young boy surrounded by a group of scribes, who are listening, wondering, questioning, and disputing his interpretation of Old Testament, which we see beside him on the table.

Fresco detail © Photo Juergen Kuehn - groß/large

Complete Restoration 1966 - 1975

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The Resurrection

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The Last Supper painting leads on to the fresco in the next cupola in the west: Christ Arising from the Grave.

The Last Supper

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The Tyrolean Martin Knoller created the seven cupola frescoes in 1770-1775.
The fresco “The last Supper” over the High Altar is located in the easternmost of the five cupolas of the church middle nave:

The Organ

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The organ was built in 1797 from Johann Nepomuk Holzay (1741-1809). It has 3 Manuale, 106 Ranks, 74 Register and 3.553 Pipes.

Interior - overview

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If you saw the the plainly and purely architecture of the late baroque church exterior from Johann Balthasar Neumann, you may be surprised from the interior, awash with light:

Down the nave, toward the altar

Up the nave, toward the organ

Interior courtyard

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Interior courtyard, Monastery fountain © Photo Juergen Kuehn - groß/large

Doorway to walk out © Photo Juergen Kuehn - groß/large

Abbey Guest-house and Prelature

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Guest-house and Prelature (taken from Abbey inner coutyard)
© Photo Juergen Kuehn - groß/large

Window Abbey Guest-House © Photo Juergen Kuehn - groß/large

Doorway Abbey Guest Hause © Photo Juergen Kuehn - groß/large

Guest-house and Prelature (taken from outside of Abbey)
© Photo Juergen Kuehn - groß/large

Window Abbey Guest-House © Photo Juergen Kuehn - groß/large

Center of Abbey Guest-House © Photo Juergen Kuehn - groß/large

Convent Building of Abbey Neresheim

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Convent Building

Doorway/main staircase

Side doorway

Another side doorway

Window facade - detail

No-Key Gate

Exterior of Abbey Church - Varying views

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Benedictine Monastery, Abbey Neresheim, Germany

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Abbey Complex - Like a Ark in rough sea

Neresheim Abbey or Abbey of Saints Ulrich and Afra, Neresheim (Abtei Neresheim or Abtei der heiligen Ulrich und Afra) is located above the town of Neresheim in Baden-Württemberg. It is now a Benedictine monastery and is part of the Beuronese Congregation.
It was founded in 1095 as a monastery of the Augustinian Canons and changed to a Benedictine abbey in 1106.

Abbey Complex

The present abbey church was built between 1747 and 1792 to plans by Balthasar Neumann. On the 50-DM banknote that was current between 1998 and 2002, the abbey appeared on the reverse (the obverse showed Balthasar Neumann). The abbey was dissolved during the secularisation of 1803.

In 1919, the abbey was resettled by Benedictines from Beuron Archabbey and the Emaus Abbey in Prague.

The monks run a conference centre and guesthouse, and offer courses and spiritual training.

(From Wikipedia)

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