Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim' has mentioned 'Rose' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| Contents 1 History 1.1 Construction 1.2 School and library 1.3 Destruction in the Second World War 1.4 Renovations 2010xe2x80x932014 1.5 Thousand-year Rose 2 Archaeological finds 3 Interior decoration, art, and treasures 4 Organs 4.1 Organ 1960xe2x80x932010 4.2 Seifert Organs (2014) 5 Bells 5.1 Refounding of 1960 5.2 Renovation 2013/2014 6 World Heritage Site 7 Reopening 8 Location 9 Bibliography 10 References 11 External links | WIKI |
| Thousand-year Rose[edit] | WIKI |
| Main article: Thousand-year Rose | WIKI |
| The cathedral building is widely known for the "Thousand-year Rose" (Tausendjxc3xa4hriger Rosenstock) which grows outside the building on the outer wall of the apse in the courtyard of the cloisters. | WIKI |
| The exact age of the rose is no longer precisely known, but the legend of the rose bush claims that it dates to 815. | WIKI |
| For this purpose, a reliquary of St. Mary which he had with him was hung from the branch of a wild rose. | WIKI |
| The Emperor considered this a sign that the new bishopric should be established here (not in Elze as he had planned) and he should dedicate it to St. Mary, whose symbol is the rose. | WIKI |
| The existence of the rose bush has been attested for at least four hundred years. | WIKI |
| The aerial bombardment of 22 March 1945 which damaged the cathedral and the apse also killed the main growth of the rose bush above the ground; under the rubble, only the charred stump of the rose remained. | WIKI |
| It was thought that the end of the famous rose had come, but the roots were largely intact, and in the spring of 1945 it put out 25 new shoots. | WIKI |
| Since then, the new branches of the "Thousand-year Rose" (as it was already known before the bombing) have been marked with little metal signs with the year in which they first appeared. | WIKI |
| It is believed to be the oldest living rose in the world. | WIKI |