A place where miracles come true: the chapel near Münsing is shrouded in legend
Created: 01/15/2022, 19:56
By: Dominik Stallein
A mystical place is the corner cross chapel in Münsing.
Hopeless prayers are said to have been answered here.
© Sabine Hermsdorf-Hiss
The corner cross chapel in Münsing is said to have healing powers.
Lives have been saved, droughts ended and prayers answered.
Münsing – Miracles came true in the middle of the forest – at least if you believe a legend.
East of Münsing, on a popular footpath, is the small, ornate corner cross chapel.
Wishes were granted for those who prayed in front of the church – and the chapel still plays a role in community life today.
A place where miracles come true: the chapel near Münsing is shrouded in legend
There are various stories in which the corner cross chapel plays a central role. For example, in the suffering of little Hans Reiser, who lived in Münsing in the early 20th century. As a little boy, his parents took him from doctor to doctor because every breath was torture for the boy. No one could diagnose the boy. Every time the death knell rang in town, people thought it was for six-year-old Hans, as author Gisela Schinzel-Penth writes.
A prayer from his parents in the woods finally brought an improvement.
Shortly after the desperate family went to the Eckenkreuz chapel, little Hans coughed terribly - and spat out an ear of corn, which he must have swallowed at some point.
It was probably stuck in his lungs and was the cause of his long suffering.
"It didn't take long for Hans to recover," writes Schinzel-Penth.
1934 drought was ended - after Münsinger prayed at the chapel
The healing of the little boy is not the only legendary event: During a severe drought in 1934, the villagers gathered at the chapel and begged that the drought would finally end. Soon after, the rain finally started. That is why the Münsingen parish still makes a request to the Eckenkreuz chapel on Whit Monday.
The legend of how the building got to its place in the first place is just as wondrous: A lime burner from Icking once pulled a wooden cross out of the Isar sometime in the first half of the 19th century. He built a stone chapel near his home and placed the crucifix in it. A few years later, however, the government forced Ickinger to demolish the small church. The Kalkbrenner from Icking, however, defended himself in court. According to legend, the wooden cross, which was now stored in his attic, fell over during the court hearing and made an unbelievable noise. A few years later, Ickinger moved to Münsing with his family. In a wooded area, the cross suddenly fell off the wagon. The godly Kalkbrenner interpreted this as a sign:On this exact spot he built the corner cross chapel, where it still stands today.
Legends of home in series
In our series "Legendary Homeland" we present myths and legends from the region in no particular order.
For example, about an oversized woman who haunted Wolfratshausen.
Or from a mountain in Dietramszell, on which all sorts of sinister figures are up to mischief.
Anyone who can contribute information should send an email to redaktion@isar-loisachbote.de.
