Assumption of Mary Church, Filial church in Nova Štifta, Slovenia.

The Assumption of Mary Church in Nova Štifta has an octagonal nave and a smaller square presbytery with cut corners, surrounded outside by a covered arcade. Inside, a 27-metre-high domed ceiling rises above the nave, topped by a bell tower with a baroque cap. Art historians consider it a likely copy of the Renaissance church of Santa Maria Incoronata in Lodi near Milan.

Construction began in 1641 on the order of Jurij Khisl, lord of Ribnica, and continued under Jurij Andrej Trilek after the estate changed hands; the church was blessed in 1671. A fire destroyed it on 7 April 1925, and it was soon fully restored. A Franciscan monastery has served the pilgrimage site next to the church since 1914.

The main Mass draws pilgrims on 15 August, the Feast of the Assumption. Each year the church also hosts a blessing of motorcycles and their riders, and a calvary path runs past the Chapel of St Joseph beside the church. The Franciscan monastery next door has served the pilgrimage since 1914.

The church is located in Nova Štifta and can be reached by following marked walking paths through the rural landscape of the municipality. Sturdy footwear is advisable since the route passes through countryside terrain that can be muddy or uneven depending on weather.

The church was modelled on the Renaissance church of Santa Maria Incoronata in Lodi near Milan, and it in turn served as a model for later religious buildings in Slovenia. Two linden trees planted during construction, about 370 years old and around 25 m tall, stand in front of the facade; a wooden hut sits in the crown of the larger one.