Hl. Kreuz

Heilig Kreuz is a Catholic parish church dedicated to the Holy Cross, serving the Pfarrei Heilig Kreuz in the Pfarrverband Forstenried. Its fame is bound up with the Forstenrieder Kruzifix, a Romanesque crucifix that was credited with “Wunderwirkung”—miraculous effects that turned Forstenried into a pilgrimage destination. The building itself belongs to Munich’s Gothic church architecture tradition, with Kaspar Zuccalli named as its architect, and it was built around 1500. The site also carries deeper roots: in the 12th century, a chapel dedicated to Saint Bartholomäus is recorded in Forstenried, a settlement that belonged to Kloster Polling. In 1194, Forstenried received baptism and burial rights, and by 1433 it is documented as a parish incorporated into Polling, with a beneficed priest acting as pastor. …

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