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Two years later the statue was placed in the choir, and in 1656 moved to a small chapel in the church (now the Chapel of the Holy Cross). In 1776 a new red-and-grey marble altar for the shine was built. With the abolition of the monastery under Joseph II, the church and its shrine fell into neglect.
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crowned the image for the second time during his
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plundered the city, and the statue was lost. In 1637, the
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The church is part of the UNESCO World
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