Innsbruck · AT
Spitalskirche zum Heiligen Geist
The Spitalskirche zum Heiligen Geist is a small Baroque church with a soft pink façade at the northern entrance to Innsbruck's grand Maria-Theresien-Straße. First connected to the city hospital in the early 14th century, the church has evolved through earthquakes, war damage, and reinvention into today's lively "Citykirche"—a space for prayer, art, music, and quiet refuge in the heart of the pedestrian zone. Visitors find rich Baroque stucco work, Hans Andre's striking 1962 ceiling frescoes depicting the seven virtues, a marble high altar by Cristoforo Benedetti, and a 16th-century Gothic crucifix. The church's long association with healthcare makes it a quietly moving site—dedicated to the Holy Spirit as patron of healing and comfort.