Pilgrimage Church of Maria Plain

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Catholic pilgrimage church Maria Plain in Bergheim

The pilgrimage church of Maria Plain dominates the Plainberg in the Maria Plain district of the Salzburg municipality of Bergheim, clearly visible north of the city of Salzburg . The parish church and pilgrimage church , consecrated on the feast of the Assumption of Mary , belongs to the Bergheim dean's office in the Archdiocese of Salzburg . The entire Maria Plain complex or the Maria Plain pilgrimage site is under monument protection ( list entry ).

history

The pilgrimage church for the miraculous image of Maria Plain was built under Archbishop Max Gandolf von Kuenburg from 1671 to 1674 according to plans by the architect Giovanni Antonio Dario . Until 1810 the pilgrimage church was under the control of the Benedictines of the University of Salzburg , from 1824 on the Benedictines of St. Peter's Abbey . In 1952 Pope Pius XII raised they became the papal minor basilica .

architecture

The pilgrimage basilica is a chapel hall with seven altars with galleries above with a two-tower facade facing the city of Salzburg.

literature

  • The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Salzburg 1986 . Maria Plain, pilgrimage church Maria Himmelfahrt, with floor plan, column on a high plinth in front of the main portal, superior building, original chapel east of the pilgrimage church, Holy Sepulcher chapel southeast of the pilgrimage church, Calvary, Chapel of Sorrows, old pilgrimage route, pp. 225-229.

Web links

Commons : Pilgrimage Church Maria Plain  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 50 ′ 19.1 ″  N , 13 ° 2 ′ 23.2 ″  E