According to the legend at the place of the present church stood a chapel from the 11th century, called "Maria in the thorn" ("Maria Dorn", "Maria Maria in spinis"). In 1352 it was first mentioned as a subsidiary church of St. Rupert, parish of Sv. Yuri in Ptuj.

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