Maria Fieberbründl, Religious pilgrimage site in Feistritztal, Austria.
Maria Fieberbründl is a pilgrimage church dedicated to the Nativity of Mary in Kaibing, part of Feistritztal in eastern Styria. The original wooden chapel was replaced in 1879 by a stone building designed by L. Minkovitsch, and a Neo-Romanesque prayer hall by H. Lötz was added in 1893/94, later linked to the chapel by a transept in 1954. Inside are votive paintings and a life-size sandstone Schutzmantelmadonna by Josef Papst (1953).
Maria Fieberbründl began as a wooden chapel; in 1879 L. Minkovitsch replaced it with a stone building. A neo-Romanesque prayer hall by H. Lötz followed in 1893/94, joined to the chapel by a transept in 1954. A Rieger organ with 17 stops was installed in 1994.
The pilgrimage church is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary, and votive paintings inside record answered prayers. Above the right side entrance stands a life-size Madonna of Mercy carved in sandstone by Josef Papst in 1953. About 50,000 pilgrims visit each year.
The pilgrimage church of Maria Fieberbründl stands in the village of Kaibing, part of the municipality of Feistritztal in eastern Styria. The church, a neighbouring house and a kiosk are listed as protected monuments. Around 50,000 pilgrims visit each year, so expect company on major feast days.
The site is a protected monument together with a neighbouring house and a kiosk. Inside the church, above the right side entrance, stands a life-size Madonna of Mercy carved in sandstone by Josef Papst in 1953; the Bründl chapel paintings are by Franz Weiss (1978).
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