Pfarr- und Wallfahrtskirche Mariä Himmelfahrt, Catholic pilgrimage church in Tuntenhausen, Germany.
The Pfarr- und Wallfahrtskirche Mariä Himmelfahrt is a Catholic pilgrimage church in the small Upper Bavarian village of Tuntenhausen, recognizable by its two towers rising above the western front. Inside, a broad nave with high vaulted ceilings leads toward the choir and altar area, flanked by side chapels on both sides.
The origins of the church go back to the medieval period, though the building seen today was largely shaped by a rebuilding in the 17th century. That work took place during the Counter-Reformation, a time when pilgrimage churches across Bavaria were actively promoted and expanded.
The patronal feast is celebrated on 15 August, the Assumption of Mary. Around 130 organised pilgrimages arrive each year alongside individual pilgrims. Twice a year the Catholic Men's Association of Tuntenhausen, a Christian-conservative group close to the CSU, holds its pilgrimage service here.
The church sits at the center of Tuntenhausen and is most easily reached by car from Rosenheim or Bad Aibling via country roads. On major pilgrimage days, especially around mid-August, the village can get busy and access to the interior may be limited during services.
The high altar was made in 1630 by Hans Schön the Elder as a donation from Elector Maximilian I. Its central image of the Mother of God dates from 1534, flanked by Saints Dorothea and Catherine, with God the Father and the Christ Child in the crowning. The church also keeps a Vesper image in Carrara marble carved by Wilhelm Achtermann for its former neo-Gothic altar, moved to the Arco-Zinneberg burial chapel on the north side.
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