Pfarrkirche Virgen, Gothic parish church in Virgen, Austria.
Pfarrkirche Virgen is a Gothic church in the village center with a distinct choir section and steep roof. The interior is shaped by religious artworks and altars that structure and decorate the main hall.
The parish was founded during the Carolingian period, with the Gothic church itself built and consecrated in 1516. A major expansion followed in 1784 that brought the building to its present form.
The church is dedicated to Saint Virgil of Salzburg and Saint Vigilius of Trent; Virgil replaced Vigilius as patron in the 17th century, and since 2025 both are named. The ceiling paintings of 1936 by Karl Rieder and Hans Gasser show the Lamb of God and the book with the seven seals in the choir, and in the nave Christ with Saints Rupert and Virgil plus saints linked to chapels in the parish.
The church stands in the centre of Virgen-Ort, ringed by a walled cemetery, so the building is reached on foot from the village lanes. Visitors enter through the cemetery; the graves and the churchyard wall mark the boundary of the grounds. The interior is a working parish church, so it is open around services rather than all day.
The high altar, made by Josef Stauder in 1844, carries an altarpiece of Saints Rupert and Virgil painted in 1744, a century earlier. Its round pediment shows the theological virtues Faith, Hope and Charity, with Saints Peter and Paul flanking the structure.
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