Krell's Chappel / Krellsche Kapelle

When the cemetary was new and the pest over, in 1515 the comunal graveyard chapel was found to go unused, as everyone prefered services on the island main church and then a quick burrial after the transport to Aeschach rather than all of it out there. So the building was sold to a wealthy family for their thomb. The guy who bought it for his family burrial place was some Oswolt Krell. He was a very rich Merchant, mostly famous for having his above average looks portraited by Albrecht Duerrer. / 1515 , als der Friedhof noch ganz neu war aber die Perst vorbei, fand man das die komunale Aussegnungshalle nie genutzt wurde, weil die Lindauer die Totenfeier lieber mit einem Gottesdienst in der Stadtkirche und einer schnellen Beerdigung gleich nach der Prozession zum Festland gestalteten. So wurde das Gebaeude an einen Mann mit Geld als neue Familiengruft verkauft. Und dieser Mann war Oswolt Krell. Er war ein Pfeffersack, inzwischen vor allem dafuer bekannt das er ziemlich gut Aussah und sich von Duerrer portraitieren liess.

Krell by Duerrer on Wikipedia:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:D%C3%BCrer_Oswolt_Krel.jpg#/media/File:Oswolt_Krel_by_Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer.jpg



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