Kirche Maria Roggendorf, Baroque pilgrimage church in Wullersdorf, Austria.
Kirche Maria Roggendorf is a tall Baroque hall church built 1651–1653 for Göttweig Abbey, with a three-bay nave and a two-bay choir of equal height under cross-ribbed vaults. A squat tower with an octagonal drum and lantern rises at the choir's apex. The high altar, a freestanding tempietto tabernacle from around 1800, holds Andreas Rudroff's painting of Pentecost.
Construction of the church took place between 1651 and 1653 under architect Cypriano Biasino. A major fire in 1695 caused significant destruction, prompting a major rebuilding effort led by Carlo Antonio Carlone.
The pilgrimage was revived on 14 September 1969 by Hans Hermann Groër, later Archbishop of Vienna, after the 15th-century leather-mounted image of grace was restored. Pilgrims come on the 13th of each month, following the Fátima pattern. The image is a variant of the Mariahilf type, first documented in 1667 and renewed in the 18th century.
Visits can be arranged by contacting the parish office at +43 2953/2589 or emailing pfarre@wullersdorf.at to confirm opening times and service schedules. This advance contact helps ensure you find the church accessible during your visit.
The tower holds three bells in an old wooden bell frame that probably dates from the tower's construction after the 1695 fire. The first organ was built by Matthäus Mauracher in 1880; Friedrich Heftner rebuilt it in 1994.
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