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Shrine in Marija Bistrica became the national shrine in 1715 when the Croatian parliament built a big votive altar at the church in Marija Bistrica. As Marian devotions grew and many prayers got answered by seeking intercession of Saint Mary of Bistrica, the shrine’s church became tight and too small so Bistrica’s parish priest Juraj Žerjavić had the church and the parish house with arcades extended and reconstructed following the designs of architect Friedrich von Schmidt and his student Hermann Bollé. The new church was built in Neo-Renaissance style. The first large celebration in Marija Bistrica was on 15 August 1971 when the XIII. International Marian Congress was held there. That year, the bishops proclaimed the shrine Croatian national shrine of Saint Mary of Bistrica.
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Svetište u Mariji Bistrici postalo je nacionalno svetište još 1715. godine, kada je Hrvatski sabor podigao veliki zavjetni oltar. Porastom marijanske pobožnosti i zbog mnogih milosnih uslišanja po zagovoru Majke Božje Bistričke svetišna crkva postala je tijesna i premalena. Stoga bistrički župnik dr. Juraj Žerjavić (1875.-1911.), prema nacrtima arhitekta Friedricha von Schmidta i njegova učenika Hermanna Bolléa, dao proširiti i preurediti crkvu, župni dvor s arkadama, te iz stare crkve načini crkvu u stilu neorenesanse. Svoje prvo najveće slavlje doživjela je Marija Bistrica 15. kolovoza 1971. godine kada je u njoj održan XIII. međunarodni marijanski kongres. Biskupi su te godine svetište proglasili Hrvatskim nacionalnim svetištem Majke Božje Bistričke. Sadašnja crkva je visoka 13,80 metra, duga je 37,40 metara i široka 9,80 metara. Zvonik crkve je visok 62 metra, a širok 7,70 metra.