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  • Rosary Aid Project

  • a rosary helps children

  • made by hand

  • giving the children a name

  • Capelle Granata

Children's aid project for Zambia

Let's give them a chance for a good future through education

DEAR BELIEVERS, DEAR ZILLERTALERS!

I happened to come to Zell am Ziller about 15 years ago as part of a trip from Innsbruck and met your esteemed Dean Ignaz Steinwender. Since then, I have been coming to Zell am Ziller regularly - when I fly to Europe - even for short periods of time. I got to know the parish and Blessed Engelbert Kolland better. I celebrated services in the parish and was also able to celebrate Blessed Engelbert's baptism day with a mass in the impressive Garnet Chapel.  I am particularly pleased that in 2024 I will be able to administer the sacrament of the Holy Spirit to your candidates for confirmation in the parish of Zell am Ziller.

THE ENGELBERT KOLLAND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A “CHAPEL TO THE BLESSED ENGELBERT” IN ZAMBIA.

I am really proud and happy that the Engelbert Kolland Community in the Zillertal is supporting the construction of the new “Blessed Engelbert Chapel” in Zambia. It will be located in our school campus at the International Boys College of the Diocese of Lusaka. Blessed Engelbert will have a special place in the chapel as an advocate for our students!
God bless your parish and the many generous people!

YOUR ARCHBISHOP ALICK BANDA
Diocese of Lusaka, Zambia, Africa on the Feast of Divine Mercy

Planning documents as PDF

Fast and contactless ordering of the rosary

It's that easy:

  • Log in to your bank on your smartphone using the Mobile Banking app.
  • Select “new transfer via QR code”
  • Scan the QR Code below
  • Add the desired donation amount

For 50 euros each you will receive the handmade Engelbert rosary. 

Important: Please add your name and postal address to the intended purpose so that we can send you the handmade rosary.

PDF folder with information about the aid project in German

THE PURCHASE OF THIS ROSARY FUNDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE “CHAPEL OF BLESSED ENGELBERT” IN ZAMBIA, AFRICA

The garnet rosary is made in honor of Blessed Engelbert, who worked tirelessly as a pastor in the Holy Land and Syria. The rosary beads and some of the St. Francis cross for this rosary were therefore handcrafted from olive wood from Bethlehem in what is now the West Bank by a family living there.

A garnet bead establishes a connection to the homeland of the Zillertal Blessed Engelbert. He was born in Ramsau im Zillertal in 1827 and baptized in Zell am Ziller. The heyday of Zillertal garnet mining coincided with the lifetime of our Blessed Engelbert Kolland.

The Benedictine nuns in the Nonnberg Women's Monastery in Salzburg lovingly make the Engelbert rosaries by hand.

Contact Information for Purchase of the Rosary

Pfarramt Zell am Ziller
Unterdorf 1
6280 Zell am Ziller, Österreich

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Tel: +43 (0)5282 2319

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9.00 – 11.00
Wednesday 9.00 – 11.00
Thursday 9.00 – 11.00 and 15.30 – 18.00

The rosary sales price is Euro 50.00 per piece.
Please transfer donations to the account for the Africa aid project in Zambia. Please state “ZAMBIA/AFRIKA” as the subject line when making the transfer.

IBAN: AT23 4239 0006 2020 0154
BIC: VBOEATWWINN

Widum Pfarre Zell am Ziller