Hemma of Gurk
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Hemma of Gurk, also called Emma of Gurk, was a noblewoman, Fürstin and founder of several churches and monasteries in the Duchy of Carinthia. Buried at Gurk Cathedral since 1174, she was beatified on
Hemma of Gurk Wearing the Order of the Swan by Sebald Bopp, c. 1500
Fresco of Saint Hemma in St. Leonard's Parish Church, Nova Cerkev (Municipality of Vojnik, Slovenia)
Gurk Cathedral
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Gurk Cathedral is a Romanesque pillar basilica in Gurk, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. The former cathedral and current co-cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Gurk was built from 1140 to 1200. I
Hemma of Gurk
…Gurk (Slovene: Ema Krška), was a noblewoman, Fürstin (princess) and founder of several churches and monasteries in the Duchy of Carinthia. Buried at Gurk Cathedral since 1174, she was beatified on 21 November 1287 and canonised on 5 January 1938 by Pope Pius XI. Her feast day is 27 June. Hemma is venerated as a…
Gurk Domplatz Dom und Kapiteltrakt 10042015 1817
Gurk Cathedral
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High Altar