Caption

Votive image from the 18th century in the monastery church, Mönchsdeggingen monastery, former monastery of the Mariannhill missionaries, near Nördlingen on the southern edge of Riesrand, Donau-Ries district, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. The inscription documents that Frantz Antoni Beyr sought and found help due to an illness affecting his two cows. Cattle were the most important source of livelihood for farmers in the early 18th century. Animal disease often meant economic ruin

Date

Jul 06, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H10_476

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NA

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No

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Rights managed

Available size

83.5Mb (27.8Mb) / 15.8in x 20.5in / 4737 x 6158 (300dpi)

Keywords

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