St Briktius

On todays Open Monuments Day we cycled to St Briktius, Oekhoven, weich wie had passed, but discounted as a typical, for the Rhineland, neo-romanic village church. It’s the real thing though.

The church, on a slight hill, surrounded by the ol churchyard, bell tower on the right, light sandstone, somewhat dramatic sky the inside, view to the altar, rich murals

The wall paintings are a 19th century recreation, the faded originals were found, when the church was renovated. The murals were covered by white paint during the annexation of the Rhineland by revolutionary France.

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