Originally a monastery dating from the 12th century, this red-bricked cathedral was built in its place with a two-towered, three nave basilica between 1892 and 1900, according to a design by Viennese architect Richard Jordan and was dedicated to 'St. Mary Mother of Mercy'. However, the old monastery was constructed in rather more heroic circumstances with local woman carrying the bricks for its construction all the way from nearby Melje.