Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche rises in the upper old town of Landsberg am Lech, marked by two Rococo onion-domed towers. Its tuff-stone façade and visible towers give the church a dignified presence above the historic streets.
Joseph Ignaz Merani began the present building in 1752, and its consecration followed in 1756. The former Jesuit church formed part of a college surrounding an arcade courtyard, an important educational centre until 1773. Inside, a three-bay nave leads towards a deeply recessed choir and a high altar filling its entire end. Christoph Thomas Scheffler painted the ceiling frescoes, including scenes of Constantine’s victory and Helena discovering the True Cross.
The interior stretches about 47 metres, with 29 metres in the nave and 18 metres in the choir. Rich stucco, vivid paintings, carved confessionals, and an organ with eighteenth-century parts create a unified Baroque and Rococo setting. A stage altar can lower its altarpiece, revealing a space for the theatrum sacrum.
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