Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes (Brestanica)
The Church of Our Lady in Brestanica , a district of Krško , is one of the most important pilgrimage churches in Slovenia . It is subordinate to the diocese of Celje and was founded in 1928 by Pope Pius XI. raised to the rank of a minor basilica . The basilica is one of the largest churches in the country, is the largest church in the Sava Valley and is a major tourist destination.
The church was built between 1908 and 1914 as a three-aisled basilica with a transept and double tower facade in the neo-Romanesque style by Hans Pascher . The construction was financed by donations from all over the country. The foundation stone was laid on the 50th anniversary of the miracles of Lourdes , which is why the church itself is also known as the “Slovenian Lourdes”. The painting from 1911 is by Osvaldo Bierte . The most valuable and oldest piece of equipment in the church is the Pietà from the 15th century. The organ was installed in the church in 1929.
The organ
The church organ is the work of Marburg organ builder Josef Brandl and bears the factory number ( Opus ) 130. It was built in 1928 and 1 October 1929 Andrej Karlin , the Bishop of the Diocese of Marburg , the then Diocese of Lavant ordained was called, . The instrument has a free-standing console and has 40 registers with 2572 pipes , distributed over three manuals and a pedal . In 2002 the most extensive of all Brandl organs was thoroughly restored by the master organ builder Simon Kolar from Dramlje and consecrated on December 22nd of that year by the then Bishop of Maribor Franc Kramberger .
Web links
- kam.si (Slovenian)
- zupnijabrestanica.si (Slovenian)
Coordinates: 45 ° 59 ′ 42.8 " N , 15 ° 28 ′ 37" E