Wallfahrtsbasilika Mariä Heimsuchung
Church in Werl, Germany, dating from 1906
The Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady (German: Basilika Mariä Heimsuchung) also called Werl Basilica is a Catholic church located in Werl, Germany which was declared a minor basilica in 1953. It is dedicated to the Visitation of Mary. The church was built in 1904-1906 according to the plans of the chief architect of the diocese of Münster, Wilhelm-Sunder Plaßmann in Neo-Romantic style. The temple houses the pious statue of the Virgin of Werle, also called “Afflictorum Consolatrix” (English: Consolation of the afflicted), dating from the twelfth century. Bishop Karl Joseph Schulte consecra
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- Type:
- Church
- Period:
- 1906
- Where:
- Werl, Germany
- Coordinates:
- 51.55°N, 7.92°E
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