Wallfahrtskirche Kleinholz, Roman Catholic pilgrimage church in Kufstein, Austria
Wallfahrtskirche Kleinholz is a baroque pilgrimage church in Kufstein with a cross-shaped ground plan: a nave with two short transept arms. The north, east and west sides have gabled facades with pilasters and a pitched roof, while an octagonal tower is set into the south gable. A three-arched porch with round-arched arcades fronts the north entrance.
An earlier chapel stood at this location before 1600, but was replaced by a baroque central building constructed between 1679 and 1681 through community donations. This rebuilding transformed the site into a fully developed pilgrimage destination.
The high altar dates from 1711 and shows the Visitation of Mary, flanked by figures of Saint John the Evangelist and Saint James. In front of the altarpiece stands a copy of the Maria Hilf image, the focus of the pilgrimage begun by baker Johann Schiestl and his wife around 1670.
The monastery and retreat house beside the church were founded in 1922 by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood on the initiative of Father Emil Kofler, and the monastery was built in 1923 to plans by Clemens Holzmeister, extended in 1928 with a retreat house. Since 1 October 2024 a small group of priests has continued the pastoral care and retreats here.
The church bell dates from 1617, and a carved and painted crucifix on a cross bearing a coat of arms dates from 1690. In the choir oratory hang canvas paintings of the twelve apostles from around 1700, including one showing Christ granting Saint Francis the Portiuncula indulgence and the privilege granted to Kleinholz.
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