History

• 1633 the miraculous painting remains unharmed by a fire
• 1652 to venerate the painting, it is displayed in the Ursprungskapelle
• 1671 – 1673 today’s church is built
• 1674 consecrated by Archbishop Max Gandolf von Khuenburg
• 1681 the “Maria Trost” society is founded
• 1686 – 1692 the Mount Calvary chapels are built
• 1732 the original painting is transferred into the church
• 1751 the painting is crowned by Archbishop Andreas Jakob Graf Dietrichstein
• 1824 Maria Plain is conveyed to St. Peter’s
• 1845 the 40-hour prayer is introduced
• 1952 the church is raised to the status of “Basilica minor”
• 1959 new chimes are forged (six bells); the biggest is the “Bell for the Land’s Missing” weighing 3,700 kg, donated by the provincial veterans’ association