Maria Immaculata
Maria Immaculata in Linz connects the city with European dynastic history and Austrian religious life. The place brings together Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Carmelite sister from Linz. Through marriage, the princess joined the Tuscan branch of the Habsburg family, linking southern Italy with Austria and Tuscany.
The religious story follows Gerlinde Bammer, who entered the Discalced Carmelite community at Karmel Himmelau in her sixties. After a pilgrimage to Lourdes, she made her final vows within a contemplative community supported by Carmelite representatives from Linz and Vienna. These histories meet through families, faith and ceremony: Bishop of Linz officiated at the wedding of Marie Valerie of Austria and Franz Salvator in Bad Ischl.
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