Statue of Grace (Our Lady)
Location: Came to Mariatrost via the Anna Chapel (former castle chapel); venerated today in the center of the basilica
Dating: approx. 1460 (Gothic), 1695 Baroque
Material / type: Gothic statue of the Virgin Mary, reworked in baroque style (“ver-baroqueized”) in 1695
The Gothic statue of the Virgin Mary dates from around 1460 and was reworked in Baroque style in 1695. According to legend, Johann Maximilian von Wilfersdorf discovered the statue in a monastery cell in Rein Abbey and asked the abbot to give it to him; This is how she got to Mariatrost via the Anna Chapel. She is at the center of the pilgrimage.
Dating: approx. 1460 (Gothic), 1695 Baroque
Material / type: Gothic statue of the Virgin Mary, reworked in baroque style (“ver-baroqueized”) in 1695
The Gothic statue of the Virgin Mary dates from around 1460 and was reworked in Baroque style in 1695. According to legend, Johann Maximilian von Wilfersdorf discovered the statue in a monastery cell in Rein Abbey and asked the abbot to give it to him; This is how she got to Mariatrost via the Anna Chapel. She is at the center of the pilgrimage.