The Absam Wallfahrtskirche is a pilgrimage church 8 km east of Innsbruck that became a major Marian shrine after a local woman reported seeing the Virgin Mary’s face on a windowpane in 1797. The church has medieval origins and Baroque reworking. Free entry; check pfarre-absam.at for pilgrimage event schedules. Accessible by bus from Hall in Tirol or Innsbruck.
church in Hall in Tirol
Absam Wallfahrtskirche
In 1797, a young woman in the village of Absam claimed to see the face of the Virgin Mary appearing on a windowpane. The image was never explained. Within months, pilgrims were walking to the village from across Tyrol.
- Type
- church
- Destination
- Hall in Tirol
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 1330
- Era
- Medieval
- Address
- Walburga Schindl-Strasse 20, 6067 Absam, 6060 Hall in Tirol
- Coordinates
- 47.2931, 11.5022
- Official website
- Visit website