In 1695 the seriously ill tower watchman and bandmaster Ferdinand Sertl placed a small wax figure of the Christ child into the hollow of a firtree. Several times a week he returned to theplace to pray. After he was cured of epilepsy, theplace attracted so many pilgrims that it becamenecessary to build a church. It was given thename ”To the Christ child below the heavens”.The construction of the church was begun byGiovanni Battista Carlone in 1702. It was finishedby Jakob Prandtauer between 1708 and 1725.The miracle-working figure is only a 10 cm tallstanding wax figure of the Christ child holdinga cross and a crown of thorns in its hands and isnow housed in a little reliquary on the high altarabove the globe-shaped tabernacle.
"Advent music in the Christkindlkirche" Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 3.00 pm Concerts: Saturday, 11 December 2010, 3.30 pm Saturday, 18 December 2010, 5.30 pm Thursday, 30 December 2010, 3.00 pm Saturday, 1 January 2011, 4.00 pm Church tours For groups of 15 persons or more, all year round, booking is necessary
 For individual persons  Duration  Exceptions 26 Nov 2010 | 9.00 am - 6.30 pm Magical evening in Christkindl
Friday, 26 Nov 2010 | 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm Performers: Cantemus Christkindl Choir, Christkindl Youth Choir, Christkindl Vocal quartet, Brass ensemble of the Christkindl Musical Society, tellers of fairy tales  Christkindl parish office, A-4400 Steyr, Christkindlweg 69 |
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