The blessing of vehicles has a long tradition in Austria. It is closely linked to St. Christopher, patron saint of travellers. The first registered vehicle blessing dates back to 1928: In St. Christophen in Lower Austria, a professional chaplain asked the pastor to bless his automobile. WIENER NEUSTADT, BEZIRK (Red.). Almost 100 years later, on 29 October 2026, Kurat Patrick Hofer from the Church of the Redeemer of Vienna's Neustadt took the lea…
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The blessing of vehicles has a long tradition in Austria. It is closely linked to St. Christopher, patron saint of travellers. The first registered vehicle blessing dates back to 1928: In St. Christophen in Lower Austria, a professional chaplain asked the pastor to bless his automobile. WIENER NEUSTADT, BEZIRK (Red.). Almost 100 years later, on 29 October 2026, Kurat Patrick Hofer from the Church of the Redeemer of Vienna's Neustadt took the lea…