102 Radegunde-Kapelle-Mühlburg/ Drei Gleichen in Mühlberg
102 Radegunde-Kapelle-Mühlburg/ Drei Gleichen in Mühlberg
Only the foundation walls of the Radegunde Chapel remain today.
Due to ignorance, the last man-high remnants of the wall were removed in 1945.
It was first mentioned in 1333, but the surviving Romanesque foundation walls suggest that the chapel was likely much older.
It is believed that the first Christian lords, the monks from the Abbey of Echternach, built the chapel.Radegunde was the last daughter of the Thuringian king (born around 518).
The Thuringian kingdom, larger in area than modern-day Thuringia, was conquered by the Franks in 531.
King Chlothar abducted Radegunde, had her educated, and forced her into marriage.
After the king had Radegunde’s brother killed, she fled to the church for protection and dedicated herself to caring for the needy.
She founded a convent for women in Poitiers.
The “Sainte-Croix” convent (in France) still exists today.
Radegunde died on August 13, 587, and was buried in the convent.
She was later venerated as a folk saint.
In the St. Lukas Church in Mühlberg, there is a memorial chapel.
Every year in August, an ecumenical service with a procession to the Radegunde Chapel on the Mühlburg is held in her honor.
The „Drei Gleichen“ includes models 101, 102, 103, and 104.
Further Information:
Tourist Information: Kulturscheune Mühlberg
Thomas-Müntzer-Str. 4
99869 Drei Gleichen
OT Mühlberg
Tel.: 036256 / 2 28 46