!!!Maria Plain

Maria Plain, province of Salzburg, small rural settlement in the 
district of Salzburg Land, alt. 530 m, place of pilgrimage on the 
northern outskirts of the town of Salzburg, part of the municipality 
of Bergheim. - Baroque pilgrimage church (built by G. A. Dario 
between 1671 and 1674) with statues by T. Schwanthaler, 8 paintings by 
M. J. Schmidt (around 1765), 17%%sup th/%  century miraculous 
painting depicting the Virgin with crowns and an aureola, 18%%sup th/% 
 century frame ornamented with rocaille. Superior´s house 
(around 1675) with an impressive treasury. Various chapels are 
situated east of the church, e.g. Chapel of Origin (Ursprungskapelle, 
around 1650) housing a replica of the miraculous painting of the 
Virgin, the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre (Heiliges-Grab-Kapelle, 
1692), the Chapel of Pains (Schmerzenskapelle, 1724-1734); Calvary 
(Stations of the Cross, late 17%%sup th/%  century); pilgrimage road 
with 15 small wayside shrines dating from 1705.


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