St. Jakob’s Church contains the one must-see art treasure in Rothenburg: a glorious 500-year-old altarpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider, the Michelangelo of German woodcarvers. For a closer view of this ...
461: St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, dies this day in 461, according to legend; his feast day is now celebrated widely in Ireland and the United States (US). 1861: In Turin, Italy, after more ...