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Chapel of Saint John, Pürgg

Stainach-Pürgg, Austria

The Chapel of Saint John (Johanneskapelle) is a renowned Romanesque chapel located in the village of Pürgg, part of the municipality of Stainach-Pürgg in Styria, Austria. It is famous for possessing some of the most well-preserved 12th-century frescoes in Europe. Believed to have been founded as a chapel for the local castle of the Marquesses of Styria in the 12th century, it was later abandoned when the family line died out in 1192. It is a small Romanesque building. In the Baroque era, a small roof turret and three crosses were added to the south wall, as it served as a station on a Way of the Cross (Calvary).

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