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The Maltaprozession is a pilgrimage in Carinthia from St. Peter / Rennweg to the parish church Maria Hilf in the Carinthian municipality of Malta . It takes place on the 2nd Sunday after Corpus Christi .

During the pilgrimage, three rosaries , the All Saints litany and intercessions are prayed. On arrival at the parish church of Malta, the train circles the church once.

route

The 19-kilometer route starts at the parish church of St. Peter. About 900 meters in altitude have to be overcome within 6 hours. The path leads from the Liesertal into the Maltatal , whereby on the way from St. Peter / Rennweg to Malta a scenic mountain landscape is traversed.

  • Start - St. Peter Rennweg

  • Destination - Parish Church of Mary Help Assumptio in Malta

history

The origin of the procession of Malta probably goes back to the time of the plague at the beginning of the 16th century. The occasion was prayers of supplication or thanksgiving to the Mother of God Mary , which explains the destination of the pilgrimage, the parish church Maria Hilf Assumptio in Malta.

swell

  • Catholic Parish St. Peter / Rennweg (J. Brugger)
  • Karl Lax: From the chronicle of Gmünd in Carinthia. Verlag Kärntner Universitätsdruckerei Klagenfurt, 4th edition, 1987