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Madonna and Child
Magna Mater Austriae – the VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Great Mother of Austria, a late- Practical Information
Romanesque statue of the
Madonna and Child – is the Road map F4.
main object of veneration by Kardinal-Tisserant-Platz 1, Mariazell.
Tel (03882) 2595. Open May–Oct:
pilgrims to Mariazell.
7:45am–8pm daily (until 9pm Sat);
Nov–Apr: 7:45am– 7:15pm daily.
Treasury: Open May–Oct: 10am–
3pm Tue–Sat, 11am–4pm Sun &
hols; Advent: 1–5pm Fri–Sun.
∑ basilika-mariazell.at

. Main Altar
The monumental altar
showing the Crucifixion is
the work of Johann
Bernhard Fischer von Erlach.
The silver figures on the
altar were created by
Lorenzo Mattielli.

Cardinal Joseph
Mindszenty (1892–1975)
The Hungarian primate,
imprisoned for his opposition
to the communist regime, was
released in the 1956 uprising.
When this was crushed, he took
refuge in the US Embassy in
Budapest for 15 years. He later
lived in Austria and was buried
in Mariazell. His body was later
moved to Hungary.

. Gnadenkapelle
This chapel, with a statue
of the Virgin Mary is said
to have been founded
by King Louis of Hungary
and was decorated in
Baroque style by Fischer
von Erlach the Younger
and Lorenzo Mattielli.

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