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Lautenbach - Collégiale Saint Gangolph

Lautenbach - Collégiale Saint Gangolph
Theologian Manegold of Lautenbach, a celebrity of his time, lived here in the 11th. century. During the Investiture Controversy, Manegold sided strongly with Pope Gregory VII. Emperor Henry IV was so annoyed about this, that he sent an army, to destroy the monastery and churches. That ended the monastery 1084. About 50 years later Augustinian Canons settled here - and rebuilt the church, reusing a lot of old material. Many changes took place in and around the building (now the parish church) over the time, but the ground floor of the westwork seen here, seems still unchanged.

One of the two thin monolithic pillars inside the narthex of the collegiate church. Note the complex ribbed vault formed by bow-shaped segments from red and white sandstones.

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