Maria Kirchental, Catholic pilgrimage church in Sankt Martin bei Lofer, Austria

Maria Kirchental is a Catholic pilgrimage church in the Kirchweiler Kirchental, part of Sankt Martin bei Lofer, at 872 m in a valley leading into the Loferer Steinberge. Its two-storey east facade has two square towers with arched openings, clock faces, small domes and crosses; the pale pink facade with white pilasters frames a central door beneath a triangular pediment and three rectangular windows on each side.

The church was consecrated in 1701 and designed by Johannes Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, a renowned architect of that era. Since then it has served as a spiritual destination for pilgrims from Tyrol, Salzburg, and Bavaria.

The wooden statue of Mary and the Christ Child with a goldfinch was moved here in 1689 by farmer Rupert Schmuck after St. Martin's church was baroquified. Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun crowned the statue himself on 13 October 1691. The church holds Austria's most important collection of votive offerings, nearly 1,500 images and objects from the late 17th to mid-19th century, displayed near the altars.

Maria Kirchental stands at the end of a straight paved path in the Kirchweiler Kirchental, reached from Sankt Martin bei Lofer in the Saalachtal. The site lies at 872 m in a valley leading into the Loferer Steinberge and serves as a starting point for hikes and climbs in those mountains. The church is a listed monument; the pilgrimage day falls on 9 September.

The church holds Austria's most important collection of votive offerings, nearly 1,500 painted panels and objects from the late 17th to the mid-19th century, displayed near the altars. The writer Johann Schmiderer lived and served here for 20 years.