!!!Maria Elend Maria Elend,Carinthia, village in the district of Villach Land, alt. 509 m, place of pilgrimage situated in the Rosen Valley south-east of the Feistritz reservoir; cadastral district of the municipality of St. Jakob im Rosental. - Late Gothic church with three naves of equal height (first documented mention in 1478), some parts adapted in Baroque style, Baroque high altar with a Gothic statue of the Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus (mid-15%%sup th/% century). In the south nave is a winged altar (around 1515) richly ornamented with statues and paintings; pulpit (1745). In the vestry are Gothic statues from St. Oswald; church bell dating from 1697. In the woods to the south of Maria Elend, a Lady Chapel (1750) with frescoes depicting the Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Maria_Elend|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]