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Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Mariahilfberg

Jan van Wijk 14 December 2023 No comments

HISTORY In 1661, Maria comes to the aid of a seriously ill village blacksmith and heals the man. This blacksmith is named Sebastian Schlager (+1698) and he receives a total of 8 apparitions of Maria…

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Mariapfarr

Jan van Wijk 12 December 2023 No comments

HISTORY Mariapfarr is a municipality in the federal state of Salzburg and belongs to the district of Tamsweg. The place has existed for centuries. The name “Pharre” is mentioned in 1197 and the...

Pilgrimage sites in Austria - Pöllauberg

Jan van Wijk 4 December 2023 No comments

HISTORY Around 1300, pilgrimages to Pöllauberg began with the veneration of an image of Mary. Towards the end of the 14th century, pilgrim interest increased. In…

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Maria Kirchental

Jan van Wijk 30 November 2023 No comments

HISTORY The late Gothic image of grace of Maria Kirchental was created around 1400 by an unknown artist. In 1670, a farmer built a small wooden chapel. In 1689, the image was in a...

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Maria Plain

Jan van Wijk 25 November 2023 No comments

HISTORY During the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), there was conflict between Catholic and Protestant states. Swedish soldiers set fire to the market square of Regens, in the Bavarian Forest. Also a bakery…

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Pöstlingberg

Jan van Wijk 22 September 2023 No comments

HISTORY In 1716, a Capuchin friar in Linz commissioned a statuette of the sorrowful Virgin Mary and her dead son. He took the pietà statuette with him…

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Maria Alm

Jan van Wijk 19 September 2023 No comments

HISTORY The origins of pilgrimages to Maria Alm are rooted in a legend… A bear attacked a farmer and tore him to pieces on top of the Schattberg, where the path leads…

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Eisenberg an der Raab

Jan van Wijk 15 September 2023 No comments

HISTORY The farmer's wife Aloisia Lex (1907-1984) had apparitions and received revelations for over 10 years. This unassuming woman raised her children and worked on the farm. Miracles happened,...

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Mötz

Jan van Wijk 1 September 2023 No comments

HISTORY The area around Mötz was already inhabited around 1000 BC. The place Mötz is first mentioned in the 12th century. Due to its location on the river…

Pilgrimage sites in Austria– Mariazell

Jan van Wijk 1 September 2023 No comments

HISTORY The origins of Mariazell date back to the 12th century, as the town was founded on 21 December 1157. Otker, abbot from 1155 to 1159 of the Benedictine monastery…

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Category: Pilgrimage sites in Austria

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Mariahilfberg

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Mariapfarr

Pilgrimage sites in Austria - Pöllauberg

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Maria Kirchental

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Maria Plain

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Pöstlingberg

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Maria Alm

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Eisenberg an der Raab

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Mötz

Pilgrimage sites in Austria– Mariazell