Annunciation Church, Crngrob, Pilgrimage church in Crngrob, Slovenia

The Annunciation Church in Crngrob is a Gothic hall church with three naves of equal height and width, extended by a single presbytery supported by six pillars. A massive bell tower with a Baroque onion dome stands on the south side, and a neo-Gothic arcaded porch was added to the entrance in 1858. The interior holds a ten-metre-high main altar from 1652 with almost a hundred figures.

The church was first mentioned in records from the late 1200s and underwent major architectural changes during the 1300s and 1400s. This building period shaped the structure we see today.

The church's frescoes span the late 13th to the 17th century. The Marienzyklus of 1300–1320 is among Slovenia's oldest fresco cycles, and the 1450 Holy Sunday by Janez Ljubljanski shows 47 activities forbidden on Sundays. Copies of the 1453 frescoes by Master Wolfgangus hang in the Slovenian National Gallery in Ljubljana.

This is an active religious place where services are held regularly and it is located in the Municipality of Škofja Loka. You can look inside when services are not taking place.

Local legend says the oldest part of the church was built by a giant girl from Crngrob, and her rib was long kept in the church. The tale explains the origins of a building whose oldest wall on the north side dates to the 13th century.