Wallfahrtskirche Maria Schnee, Parish church in Lesachtal, Austria

Wallfahrtskirche Maria Schnee is a Gothic parish church in the Lesachtal valley in Austria, sitting at around 1,170 meters (3,840 feet) above sea level. The building has an onion-shaped roof tower and was designed by the architect Bartolomeo Vierthaler.

The church was built in 1520 after a woman named Helena reported a vision telling her to found a place of worship at this spot. From that point on, the site has been used continuously as a pilgrimage destination.

The church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snow, but the wooden image venerated here is a Pietà of the Luggauer Madonna, kept above the tabernacle and dressed in brocade robes. Pilgrims come from Carinthia, Styria, Salzburg, the Cadore and the Carnia; the people of Sappada walk about nine hours over the Alps each September, a vow begun in 1804 against cattle plague, now joined by groups from Sauris, Forni di Sopra and Ampezzo, some 300 people. Forni Avoltri comes in June for Saints Peter and Paul, and about 150 devotees from Comelico follow the Cammino di Maria Luggau over the Cima Vallona pass.

The church is easiest to reach by private vehicle, as public transport connections in the Lesachtal are limited. Given the elevation, weather can change quickly, so warm and waterproof clothing is a good idea year-round.

The wooden statue Helena bought in 1513, the Luggauer Madonna, still stands above the tabernacle under a baldachin, dressed in brocade robes. Tradition holds that a man who tried to steal it during roof work regained his reason after being told to put it back. The high altar around it was made in 1749 by the Innsbruck court carpenter Paul Huber.