Speyer 2009 – Paul Josef Nardini
September 6, 2009
Speyer 2009 – Paul Josef Nardini
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Speyer 2009, Germany – Relique ( Bone) Paul Josef Nardini.
Nardini was considered a saint by the members of his community, and by all the sisters of the order which he had founded, who at the time of his death numbered 220 in 35 locations. His mortal remains were entombed in the Chapel of the Congregation of the order he founded in Pirmasens. The cause for his beatification was begun in June, 1997, in the Diocese of Speyer. On December 19, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI officially recognized the heroic virtues of Nardini, thus formally making him eligible for beatification.[1] Six months later, on June 26, 2006, the Pope officially recognized the miracle required for Nardini’s beatification, the miraculous healing of one of the nuns of the order he founded, Stephana Beyer, from late-stage cancer, which happened after the sisters of her order prayed at Nardini’s tomb for her.[2] Pope Benedict XVI authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate his cause.
Speyer Cathedral, site of the beatification
He was formally beatified in the Speyer Cathedral by Friedrich Cardinal Wetter, who read an Apostolic Letter from the pope officially recognizing Nardini as beatified. There were some 2,000 people present for the ceremony, including some 600 nuns of the order he founded, with thousands of others watching the ceremony on closed circuit television in the square of the cathedral. It was the first beatification in Germany in 10 years, and the first one in which the pope himself was not present. The current bishop of Speyer, Anton Schlembach, called Nardini a “highly gifted minister” who “opened people’s eyes to the necessity and beauty of the priesthood” (c) Wikipedia
Cochem 2008 – Marktplatz
September 17, 2008
Originally uploaded by let².
Worth seeing are the remains of the old town wall, for example the “Endert gate Tower” with its adjoining Guard House dating back to 1332, the fortified tower and “Balduin’s gate” near the churchyard wall in the “Obergasse”, the “Burgfrieden gate” and gangway, the beautiful baroque styled town hall built in 1739, the market-place with its “Martin’s Fountain” and the old gabled houses built on steep, narrow alleys.
Trier 2007, Germany – Palace garden
February 22, 2008
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Trier 2007, Germany – Palace garden
A crown jewel of garden architecture lies in the heart of the city of Trier; the Palace Garden. Baroque garden artistry is framed by exquisite examples from art and history: an enchanting park in which one can experience both the past in stone and the present in blossoms.
