BASILICA OF OUR LADY

RANKWEIL

AUSTRIA

The basilica is located on the Liebfrauenberg hill in the Alpine valley of the Austrian Vorarlberg region . The richly decorated gothic church had its beginnings around 700 as a fortress church.

"Mary is a woman of hope: only because she believes in God's promises and awaits the salvation of Israel, can the angel visit her and call her to the decisive service of his promises.”

- Pope Benedict XVI

I was fascinated by the Alps. Some mountains were Austrian, some Swiss, some located in Lichtenstein. The valley was deep but the basilica was sitting on the top of a hill, relatively smaller than the giants around, yet very prominent. Our Lady in the center of it was crowned by the surrounding crown of mountains.

LINKS

Website (German): http://www.basilika-rankweil.at/

Wikipedia (English): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankweil

Gcatholic (English): https://gcatholic.org/churches/europe/1179

VISITS

January 16, 2018

MATERIALS

Minor basilica since February 27, 1985.