The Museum of Pilgrimage is situated in the centre of Neukirchen beim Hl. Blut. On three storeys you get informed about the traditional and religious life of the people in this area. There are lots of interesting exhibits like old rosarys, behind-glass-paintings etc.. The descriptions are only in German. Guided tours in English can be booked in advance.

opening hours:
Tue to Fri 09.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 17.00 h
Sat/Sun 10.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00 h
(from 01. Nov. till 15. Dec. closed at weekends)
Marktplatz 10 - 93453 Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut
Phone: 0 99 47 / 94 08 - 23 Fax: 0 99 47 / 94 08 - 44

This centre called "Haus zur Aussaat" (Which means that one should sow something good in order to be able to reap s.th. good) can be booked by groups either for seminars or workshops or just for holiday-making with some religious guidance. This centre has 20 beds and can be booked with or without breakfast. The centre belongs to the monastery of the Franciscan monks.
Embedded in this area are a museum with works of art made out of wax and a monastery garden which can be visited during the summer months in guided tours. (groups can book tours in English in advance)
renzüberschreitendes Wallfahrts-,
"Haus zur Aussaat" "We reap what we sow"
Begegnungs- und Umweltbildungszentrum
Klosterplatz 1
93453 Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut
Telefon: +49 (0) 9947 / 90 28 85
Telefax: +49 (0) 9947 / 90 28 87
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Homepage: www.haus-zur-aussaat.de

The monastery garden of the franciscans really is a very special place that conveys a peaceful and also hopeful atmosphere in the hecticness of todays world. The garden is only open in guided tours. This tours take place from May till Oktober. Guided tours (60 min.) in German can be attended every Thursday at 16 o'clock. Meeting point is at the Entrance of the Wax-museum, Klosterplatz 1, 93453 Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut. Groups can book guided tours in English in advance.

Further information in English:
Tourist-Information Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut, phone: 09947/940822.

The huge nave contains a absolutely beautiful altar made out of silver and gold between 1750 and 1752. Very special in this church is that the altar with the statue of the holy Mary serves in the back also as altar for the smaller church of the Franciscans. The bigger and the smaler churches are only separated by two wroughtiron gates.

Services:
Church of pilgrimage/Wallfahrtskirche
in winter: saturdays 16:00 h, in summer: saturdays 17:00 h, Sunday and special holidays 9:00 h und 10.30 h
Monastrery church/Klosterkirche
Sunday and special holiday 19:00 h, weekdays 08:00 h
Church St. Anna, Rittsteig (village 6 km from the centre)
Sunday and special holiday 09.00 h, tue and Fri 19:00 h
St. Josef und Vierzehnheiligen, Mais (village 3 km from the centre)
saturdays every two weeks: 19:00 h during summer,
17:00 h during winter
Jägershofer Chapel
(village 4 km from the centre)
mondays 16:00 h winter, 19:00 h summer
guided tours:
In July, August and September every Friday at 10.30 h;
or ask Thomas Schmatz,
organ player and sacristan, phone: 09947-2613.

The pilgrimage of Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut - legend
The Statue of the Holy Mary in Neukirchen beim Hl. Blut counts for centuries as one of the most important places of pilgrimage in Bavaria.
The legend is connected to Bohemia. The legend tells us that in 1420 a devotional countrywoman of a small village in Bohemia saved the statue of the holy Mary to Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut as in those days in Bohemia hussites were destroying all sorts of images and statues of saints. Some years later the hussites crossed the boarders to Bavaria and destroyed houses and set fire to villages. The legend says that one hussite saw the Statue of the holy Mary in some small chapel and intended to destroy it. When he put his sword onto the head of the Statue human blood flowed out of it. The hussite was so staggered by that that he became a believer.

The story of the hussite is painted at the balustrade of the organ in the beautiful baroque church. The statue of the holy Mary can be seen behind glass in the gold and silver-altar.