The Chapel of Seven Sorrows is the oldest pilgrimage chapel, built at the end of the 15th century on the edge of a rocky precipice, once standing alone. Adjacent to the chapel was the house of the pilgrimage priest, known as the brother’s house (Bruderhaus).
Today the chapel is integrated into the Monastery complex. The chapel was once painted inside and out. Today, only a small part of it is still visible above the former entrance on the west wall (not accessible). The chapel was redesigned several times over the centuries.
The so-called miracle painting hangs on the window wall, commemorating the rescue of Junker Hans Thüring Reich von Reichenstein, who fell from the rock in 1541.
The entire event is depicted in a scenic sequence (fall, discovery, transport and return to Landskron). The Reichenstein family decorated the chapel with their alliance coats of arms.
On the opposite wall hangs a large votive picture from the communities of the Leimen Valley, reminding us that these communities, when threatened by war, repeatedly entrusted themselves to the protection of the Virgin Mary in the stone. The ceiling panels, discovered in fragments during the restoration of the monastery, are believed to have originally belonged to this chapel. They were reinstalled as carefully as possible and feature symbolic depictions representing the seven sorrows and joys of Mary.
