BASILICA OF ST EMMERAM

REGENSBURG

GERMANY

Former benedictine monastery in Regensburg has become a residence of the Thurn and Taxis family and the old romanesque basilica renovated in baroque period is its church.

"First, faith is simple. We believe in God - in God, who is the Beginning and End of human life. We believe in a God who enters into a relationship with us human beings, who is our origin and our future. Consequently, faith is, always and inseparably, hope: the certainty that we have a future and will not end up as nothing. And faith is love, since God's love is "contagious". This is the first thing: we simply believe in God, and this brings with it hope and love.”

- Pope Benedict XVI in Regensburg on September 12, 2006

I visited it twice in the span of ten years. The place hasn't changed, it was exactly as I remembered it, a silent spot a little bit outside of the touristy city center full of history. Both times, I spent several minutes strolling around, praying and taking photos.

LINKS

Website (German): https://www.dompfarreiengemeinschaft.de/

Wikipedia (English): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Emmeram%27s_Abbey

Gcatholic: http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/europe/0921.htm

UNESCO: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1155

VISITS

November 21, 2013

January 9, 2023

MATERIALS

Minor basilica since February 18, 1964.