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| Basilica of Notre-Dame, Marienthal Basilique Notre-Dame de Marienthal | |
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 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Marienthal Basilique Notre-Dame de Marienthal | |
| 48°46′46.24″N7°49′01.23″E / 48.7795111°N 7.8170083°E /48.7795111; 7.8170083 | |
| Location | Haguenau |
| Country | France |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | http://basiliquemarienthal.fr/ |
| History | |
| Status | Minor basilica (since 1892) |
| Founded | 1250 |
| Founder | Albert of Haguenau |
| Dedication | Mary, mother of Jesus |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Pilgrimage church |
| Architectural type | basilica |
| Style | Gothic Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1863 |
| Completed | 1866 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Strasbourg |
| Parish | paroisse Saint Joseph de Marienthal |
TheBasilica of Notre-Dame, Marienthal (French:Basilique Notre-Dame de Marienthal), is aRoman Catholicpilgrimage church dedicated to theBlessed Virgin Mary. Located in Marienthal, in theBas-Rhindepartment of France, it is administratively situated in the town ofHaguenau.
Pope Pius IX crowned the dolorous Marian image, enshrined within the basilica, in 19 September 1859.Pope Leo XIII elevated the status of the shrine toMinor basilica in 31 May 1892.[1]
The first sanctuary at this site was built around 1250 by theknight Albert of Haguenau (died in 1254), who had had areligious epiphany some ten years prior and had gathered a small community of faithful around him. This first sanctuary, called "Mary in the Valley", venerated a statue of theMadonna and Child which is not preserved today.[2] The two statues that are venerated today, a Madonna and Child and aPietà, date from the early 15th century.[3] In the 18th century, the basilica also received precious gifts fromqueen consortMarie Leszczyńska.[4]
The current, spacious church was built in 1863–1866 in theGothic Revival style, but keeps aLate Gothicsacristy from 1519, decorated with earlyRenaissancebosses, and elaborate works of art such as aDormition of Virgin Mary, and anEntombment of Christ, carved in sandstone by the local master sculptor, Friedrich Hammer (also known as Fritz Hammer, or Frédéric Hammer).[5] Among the 19th-century works of art in the basilica figures a set offrescoes byMartin von Feuerstein (1889).[6]
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