THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The ghost of executed nun Maria Renata von Mossau is said to walk the abbey halls carrying roses and leaving a trail of petals behind her.
The Würzburg-area haunting listed by the source concerns Maria Renata von Mossau, a nun accused of witchcraft and of using herbs to bewitch others. According to the source, she was executed by decapitation before her body was burned and her ashes scattered. Her ghost is reportedly seen walking through the abbey halls carrying a bouquet of roses and plucking petals from the flowers, leaving a trail behind her. Maria Renata was historically associated with the convent at Unterzell near Würzburg.