Holy Spirit (Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm)

The hospital-church (Spitalkirche) Holy Spirit in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm is the church and hospice of the erstwhile Franciscan Monks.

It is located near the upper side of the main square, opposite the parish church of St John the Baptist.

During the eight-month construction period the roof truss was secured and a new coat of paint was applied to the façade.

The main altar painting depicts the Holy Kinship, Jesus Christ surrounded by his relatives.

Up to the beginning of the 19th century, the interior of the church was also decorated by ceiling paintings by the famous artist, Cosmas Damian Asam.

[1] The former monastery buildings, in which a hospital and a retirement home were later located, are directly adjoined to the east side of the church.

Jolanda Drexler-Herold, Angelika Wegener-Hüssen: Landkreis Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm (= Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection [publisher]: Denkmäler in Bayern.