Heilig-Kreuz-Kloster

The Heilig-Kreuz-Kloster features a 30-meter tower and a church that extends 40 meters in length, accommodating 400 worshippers within its baroque architecture.

Following a reported miraculous blood event in 1691, Prince Abbot Rupert von Bodman authorized the construction of a wooden chapel, replaced by a stone structure in 1711.

The monastery became a spiritual center where over 37,000 pilgrims received communion during peak years, particularly in the period of 1756 to 1757.

The former monastery buildings now serve multiple community purposes, including housing a primary school and functioning as the local parish church for regular services.

The church contains the Blutsäule, a column created in 1780 that depicts five sculpted blood springs commemorating the reported miraculous event.

Location: Kempten

GPS coordinates: 47.75000,10.28250

Latest update: March 5, 2025 20:09