Sankt Stephan
Sankt Stephan stands in the Bavarian village of Deisenhausen as a Rococo church completed in 1767. Josef Dossenberger, a master builder from nearby Wettenhausen monastery, designed its ornate architecture.
Financial limits initially left the interior unfinished, but the local community commissioned Johann Baptist Enderle of Donauwörth to paint its frescoes. His scenes follow Saint Stephen, from his ordination as a deacon and trial before the Sanhedrin to his martyrdom in the choir. Nativity scenes add the adoration of the shepherds and kings, the flight to Egypt, and the Massacre of the Innocents.
Wheelchair access makes the church easier to visit, while its frescoes connect Saint Stephen’s story with the Christmas feast celebrated on 26 December.
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