Virgin Mary sacred places in Austria

Basilica of the Virgin Mary, Mariazell

Mariazell, Styria, Austria

Set among the forested peaks of the Styrian Alps, the Basilica of the Virgin Mary in Mariazell has drawn pilgrims from across Central Europe for nearly nine hundred years....

Black Madonna of Kaltenleutgeben

Inside Parish Church of Saint James, Kaltenleutgeben

Kaltenleutgeben, Lower Austria, Austria

In this baroque church south of Vienna, a copy of the famous Altotting Black Madonna has drawn pilgrims since 1712....

Black Madonna of Langenzersdorf

Inside St. Katharina, Langenzersdorf

Langenzersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria

Since 1708, this copy of the famous Einsiedeln Black Madonna has kept vigil in St....

Black Madonna of Lavanttal

Inside Basilica Maria Loreto, St. Andra

Sankt Andrä, Carinthia, Austria

In the Carinthian town of St. Andra, within a baroque basilica modeled after Italy's Holy House of Loreto, a Black Madonna has drawn pilgrims for nearly four centuries....

Black Madonna of Loretto Burgenland

Inside Basilica of Maria Loretto in Burgenland

Loretto, Burgenland, Austria

In the Austrian village that took its name from Loreto, a 1644 replica of the famous Black Madonna has outlasted the Italian original....

Black Madonna of Maria Loretto Peninsula

Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria

On a peninsula reaching into Lake Woerthersee, this 17th-century chapel replicates the Holy House of Loreto in Italy....

The parish church of the Assumption (Maria am Berg), Hallstatt

Hallstatt, Upper Austria, Austria

High above Lake Hallstatt, the parish church of Maria am Berg sits between mountain and water in one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlements. Beside it, St....