The Legend of Barbarossa and the Construction of the Church of Kaysersberg [Kaysersberg Vignoble / Haut-Rhin / France]

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Église Sainte-Croix de Kaysersberg. Source Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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Source:	Mündel, Curt / Die sagen des Elsasses
Contributeur:	Fabien
Location:	Château de Kaysersberg / Kaysersberg Vignoble / Haut-Rhin / France 2112 48.14037556911947 7.26230691995665 Lieu visible et coordonnées précises VP /mediafiles/miniatures/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Kaysersberg_miniature.jpg
Location:	Église Sainte-Croix de Kaysersberg / Kaysersberg Vignoble / Haut-Rhin / France 2111 48.13893108119346 7.263480192173241 Lieu visible et coordonnées précises VP /mediafiles/miniatures/%C3%89glise_Sainte-Croix_de_Kaysersberg_miniature.jpg

Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who is said to have built the castle of Kaysersberg, also began the construction of the town church. But when his money ran out in the middle of the work, he resolved to pawn his wife’s crown.

This pious decision moved Heaven: at once two angels appeared, each carrying a full purse, to redeem the empress’s crown and help the building of the church go forward.