Church of St John of Nepomuk in Weiswampach - Discover this open and welcoming religious building

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Opening hours

15 March - 15 October
Mon 9.00 - 18.00
Tue 9.00 - 18.00
Wed 9.00 - 18.00
Thu 9.00 - 18.00
Fri 9.00 - 18.00
Sat 9.00 - 18.00
Sun 9.00 - 18.00

16 October - 14 March
Mon 10.00 - 18.00
Tue 10.00 - 18.00
Wed 10.00 - 18.00
Thu 10.00 - 18.00
Fri 10.00 - 18.00
Sat 10.00 - 18.00
Sun 10.00 - 18.00

Description

After the old church became dilapidated and was demolished, It was not until 1870 that a new choir and sacristy were added, and in 1880 a tower. The parish of Wampach had a significant extension in the Middle Ages, it was, along with the parish of Niederbesslingen, one of the most important in the entire Ösling and belonged to the diocese of Liège. The territory was owned by the Abbey of Prüm.

In 1806, this changed and Weiswampach became a single parish for 200 years, until the reorganisation in the XXI century, when it became part of the new large parish of Ulflingen-Weiswampach.

On the feast of St. Donatus, the church's patron saint and protector against thunder and storms, inhabitants of many neighbouring villages went on pilgrimage to Weiswampach. Today, the procession still takes place annually at the fair on the first Sunday after Corpus Christi.

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Remarkable elements

St. Nepomuk

The patron saint of the church in priestly robes can be found both on the antipendium as a relief and as a statue on top of the baroque, richly decorated high altar. He is venerated as the faithful guardian of the seal of confession.

coat of arms

(above the left side altar)

The window with the detailed coat of arms of Pope John XXIII, as well as all the other windows, was designed by the Luxembourg artist Franz Kinnen in the 1960s. The motto: Obedience and Peace.

St. Donatus

(to the right of the high altar)

On the feast of St. Donatus, the church's patron saint and protector against thunder and storms, inhabitants of many neighbouring villages went on pilgrimage to Weiswampach. Today, the procession still takes place annually at the fair on the first Sunday after Corpus Christi.

St. Elegius

(to the left of the high altar)

As the patron saint of blacksmiths, he is also invoked against equine diseases. He holds a hammer in one hand and a crozier in the other.

preaching chair

The sermon seat, traditionally decorated with the four evangelists and their symbols, and the two side altars were created by the same artist and were brought into the church together in 1922.

organ

Since 1975, a new organ by Eduard Sebald from Trier has resounded thanks to a generous donation from the "Wämper Jong", Georges E. Steffen, who emigrated to America, several fundraising campaigns, and a financial support from the commune.