2024

CHURCH OF THE VIRGIN MARY

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels

During the latest restoration, the wooden altars lost their gilding and reverted to their former black color, a reminder of the Pauline monks' veneration for the Black Madonna of their native Poland. The trompe l'oeil fresco on the choir vault is the work of Johannes Ranger, a monk from Tyrol (18th century). The chapel of St. Francis Xavier was painted in 1760. The organ is remarkable, dating back over 230 years.

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