HISTORY Around 1330, “Ze Soles” is first mentioned, later renamed Solis. In 1354, there is already a chapel. Father Bernardo di Marone and fellow brother Lorenzo...
HISTORY Since the Middle Ages, Mariastein has been a place of pilgrimage in the Swiss part of the Jura Mountains. Around 1384, a legend arose, bringing this place fame. The story is that a…
HISTORY The Abbey of Einsiedeln was founded by the Benedictine monk Meinrad (Meginrat) of Einsiedeln (c.797-861). He was a German hermit and was later canonised. Meinrad is depicted with two...
HISTORY The Recollects, also known as Observants, are reformed Franciscan religious who originated in the 15th century. In the 16th century, brothers came together in monasteries, which emphasised…
HISTORY In 1312, monks of the Cistercian order from the German Abbey of Camp laid the foundation for the devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows on the Kapelberg. The origin...
HISTORY The first mention of a church in Tuntenhausen dates back to around the year 1000. The hamlet was then written as “Tontinhusa” and had a small chapel. In 1226…
HISTORY The pilgrimage site has existed for centuries. A hermit at Ponlach brought a statue of Mary. He placed it above a spring. The water from the spring has healing properties. The…
HISTORY The origin of the pilgrimage site Maria Eck is based on a legend. Woodcutters observed rays of light from the sky on the nights of major Marian feast days. These rays came...
In Porzus, near Attimis, Mary appears three times to Teresa Dush (11 September 1845 – 16 August 1870), on 8, 27 and 30 September 1855. The poor parents…
The pilgrimage site of Our Lady of Ptujska Gora is based on a legend. The story goes that people were living through a very turbulent time, and Islamic Turks wanted to...
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