Our Lady of the Snow Chapel, Chapel on Kredarica, Slovenia

Our Lady of the Snow Chapel stands at 2,512 metres on Kredarica beside the Triglav Lodge. The 1992 building, planned by Jože Marinko, replaced Jakob Aljaž's 1896 chapel, which was destroyed in the 1950s. Its interior holds a Baroque painting of the Virgin by Fortunato Bergant, an altar decorated with works by Lojze Čemažar, and three bronze bells.

Jakob Aljaž, parish priest of Dovje, had a small stone chapel built at Kredarica in 1896; it was blessed on 12 August 1897. Unknown persons mined it in the winter of 1953/1954, and it later collapsed. Plans for a new chapel by Jože Marinko were approved, and it was built in 1992 and blessed by Archbishop Alojzij Šuštar on 19 August that year.

The main gathering is on 5 August, the feast of Our Lady of the Snow, when pilgrims and mountaineers meet at the chapel. From early July to early September, Mass is held every Sunday at 6 pm. A memorial plaque to Cardinal Alojzij Stepinac, unveiled in 2006, recalls his 1936 ascent of Triglav and the Mass he said at Kredarica.

The chapel stands at 2512 m next to the Triglav Lodge on Kredarica, reachable only on foot via marked mountain trails. Sunday Mass is held at 6 pm from early July to early September, with the main gathering on 5 August. Outside that window the building is not served; hikers should carry gear for sudden snow and storms.

The chapel is named after Our Lady of the Snow, reflecting its location in a snowy alpine region and its connection to Marian devotion. This name emphasizes the bond between the mountain setting and the spiritual purpose of the place.