Seekirche - Seefeld in Tirol, Austria
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
N 47° 19.626 E 011° 10.831
32T E 664757 N 5243820
The Seekirche Heiliges Kreuz (Church of the Holy Cross) is located on Möserer Straße in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria.
Waymark Code: WMXHEE
Location: Tirol, Austria
Date Posted: 01/14/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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Located at the western entrance to Seefeld, and visible from afar, the Seekirchl church is the most famous landmark of the city. Work on the octagonal and central Baroque structure began in 1628 and the church was consecrated in 1666.

The spiritual centerpiece in the Seekirchl church is the miraculous cross on the main altar to which the construction of the church is attributable. There are reports of two events from the period when the cross still stood out in the open, the first of which claims that a pilgrim, in a state of deep repentance, was absolved from her sins through clear words spoken by the cross in front of which she had prayed.

The second event that led to the construction of the church was when Archduke Leopold V who, for the first time, saw the miraculous cross, asked that a priest be brought to confess his sins and immediately promised to erect a chapel to house the cross. He fulfilled this commitment by building the first Seekirchl Chapel. Both events are depicted on the mural frescoes inside the church.

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