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The remains of a Baroque monastery complex in the center of Weißenohe can be seen from afar. The recently renovated monastery church of St. Boniface towers over the village with its 45-meter-high tower. The monastery can look back on a turbulent history. Due to its geographical location – Weißenohe and its monastery belonged to the "Upper Palatinate" for almost its entire 750-year existence – it protruded like an alien body into the territory of the "Free Imperial City of Nuremberg." At times, it was even completely separated from the Upper Palatinate. Nuremberg therefore left no stone unturned to assert its mostly unjustified claims over the centuries. The clergy, especially the Bishop of Bamberg, also repeatedly attempted to exert their influence, including in secular terms. Construction of the present monastery church began in 1692. The plans were drawn up by Wolfgang Dietzenhofer (1648–1706), a member of the famous Upper Bavarian family of master builders. On St. Boniface's Day in 1707, the church was solemnly consecrated by Bamberg's Auxiliary Bishop Johann Werner Schnatz. Source: https://www.weissenohe.de/klosterkirche/

The recently renovated monastery church of St. Boniface towers over the town with its 45-meter-high tower. The monastery can look back on a turbulent history.

The first church, dedicated to St. Catherine, was built into the rock as a castle chapel below the castle, in what is now the "Old Cemetery." The patronage was transferred to Spalt Abbey by the Nuremberg burgrave in 1300. Until 1431, the church was cared for more or less poorly by the vicar of Gräfenberg. Because the Thuisbrunn residents had been insisting on having their own pastor due to grievances as early as the 15th century, the castle chapel was elevated to a parish church (ecclesia parochialis) with its own pastor in 1460. Even then, this included the villages of Neusles, Höfles, Hohenschwärz, Hammer, and Dörnhof. Haidhof was added at the beginning of the 16th century. Due to extreme humidity and cold, the church fell into disrepair after a long period of time. In 1670/71, complaints were raised that "neither in winter nor in summer could the listeners stay out of the rain and snow," and that "On Laetare Sunday, the pastor could not remain in the pulpit before the trumpet, nor at the altar during the distribution of Holy Communion." Thus, a collection was taken in the Franconian Oberland and Unterland, and the money was used to build a new, larger nave for the church and a new church tower. This tower collapsed a year later. Rebuilt in 1831, the ringing of the bells was prohibited due to dilapidation. In the following years, part of the tower was demolished, and a few years later, the temporary roof was swept away by a storm. Thus, after lengthy negotiations with the state regarding the construction obligation, the foundation stone for a new church building was finally laid in 1855 on the present site on the road to Hohenschwärz. In keeping with the renewed national sentiment of the 19th century, the church was built by master builder Horneber, reminiscent of the great Gothic cathedrals, with its spaciousness and typical pointed arches in the Gothic Revival style. The 1895 altarpiece depicting the Resurrected Christ also reflects the optimism and spirit of optimism of the 19th century, driven by the increasing mastery of nature, inventions, new means of transport, and the pride of the industrial age. The sandstone baptismal font from the early 18th century and the impressive processional cross from 1711 were retained from the previous church. The Moses pulpit also originates from the old church. However, it was initially kept in adjoining rooms and was not erected in its current location until 1930 by Pastor Riedel. Source: https://www.thuisbrunn.com/katharinenkirche/

St. Boniface is a Baroque church in Weißenohe in Upper Franconia. It was the monastery church of the former Benedictine abbey and is now the parish church of the Catholic parish. The church is located in the center of Weißenohe and towers over the town with its 45-meter-high tower. The church's patron saint is Saint Boniface.

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