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containing the Psalms in Latin, German and Polish in the monastery. Because of the site of discovery, it has been named the
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seized the facility and expelled the monks. From 1942, the
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Pöstlingberg Church (Maria Puchheim Pilgrimage Church)
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St. Florian Monastery balustrade and ceiling detail
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