Eglise Saint-Gregoire, Ribeauville

Beautiful and well preserved church. Very nice and cool in the hot summer.

The pietà, an allusion to the statue of the Virgin Dusenbach (place of pilgrimage near Ribeauvillé), who is also the patroness of the community of parishes “Vignes et Châ- teaux” bringing together Ribeauvillé, Benn- wihr, Béblenheim, Hunawihr, Mittelwihr, Riquewihr and Zellenberg. Representation of Mary in “Mater Dolo- rosa” (mother of pain) crying mother her child whom she holds on her lap, in this case Christ descended dead of the Cross before his burial. This style of representation has become popular. rant in the Church in the 11th and 15th centuries, period of many epidemics and pandemics crumb of black plague.