Kath. Pfarrkirche hl. Juliana, Terfens, Protected church in Terfens, Austria

The Catholic parish church of St. Juliana in Terfens is a Gothic building surrounded by a cemetery. Its nave walls and north tower with paired sound windows and a pointed spire date from around 1400, while the single-bay choir with a five-eighth close and the vaulting of the three-bay nave were added around 1510/1515. A fresco of St. Christopher from around 1470 is visible on the exterior.

A church in Terfens was first mentioned in 1337. The parish was established in 1891 and incorporated into Fiecht Abbey. The nave walls and north tower date from around 1400, while the choir and nave vaulting were built around 1510/1515. In 1767 the interior was remodelled in Baroque style with stucco and frescoes by Christoph Anton Mayr.

The church is dedicated to Saint Juliana, whose legend fills the 1767 ceiling paintings by Christoph Anton Mayr: her glory in the choir, her prayer before a martyr's relics, her martyrdom and her role as intercessor, framed by eight grisaille medallions of her life. On the nave north wall, frescoes of about 1470 by the Master of Absam show the Annunciation, the Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi.

The church stands in the Terfens municipal area of the Schwaz district, surrounded by its cemetery, so the graveyard wall marks the churchyard boundary. The north tower with its pointed spire and the nave walls date from around 1400, while the choir and vaulting were added around 1510/1515. The interior is entered through the chamfered pointed-arch portal.

The artist Christoph Anton Mayr created painted stucco and frescoes in 1767 showing scenes from the life of Saint Juliana across the barrel vault. These detailed works display the craftsmanship of Baroque artistry in impressive form.