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Mariazell Basilica
Mariazell Basilica, Mariazell, Austria.
Mariazell
Austria
Mariazell, town, east-central Austria, in the Salza River valley amid the north Styrian Alps north of Kapfenberg. Founded in 1157 by the monks of St. Lambrecht’s Abbey, it is the most famous pilgrimage place in Austria. In the Gnaden Church (rebuilt 1644–83) is a 12th-century limewood statue of the Virgin Mary (24 inches [61 cm] high), regarded as miraculous by many thousands of pilgrims who visit the shrine annually. Mariazell is also a summer resort and winter-sports centre.
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