Zum Heiligen Kreuz
Zum Heiligen Kreuz is the monastery church of Kloster Niedernburg in Passau, with a neo-Romanesque double-towered façade. The three-aisled Romanesque pillar basilica has a transept, western vestibule, and a seven-bay nave beneath Baroque vaults.
Founded as a Benedictine nunnery in 739, the surrounding complex gained imperial immediacy in 1010 before passing to the Prince-Bishop of Passau in 1161. Fires in 1662 and 1680 caused severe damage, and reconstruction finished in 1687, while later work renewed the towers and nave. Inside, a thirteenth-century Romanesque baldachin altar stands beside a high altar cross from 1508, Gothic figures, and Baroque furnishings.
The late Gothic Erasmus Chapel contains a baptismal font, wall fresco, and Pietà group from around 1420. In the Parz Chapel, Blessed Gisela’s tomb carries Hungarian wreaths and ribbons, reflecting its role as a pilgrimage site since 1500. The adjoining cloister and former monastic buildings now connect the church with the Gisela schools.
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