Basilika Vierzehnheiligen

Church in Bad Staffelstein, Germany, dating from 1743

The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (German: Basilika Vierzehnheiligen) is a church located near the town of Bad Staffelstein near Bamberg, in Bavaria, southern Germany. The late Baroque (Rococo) basilica, designed by Balthasar Neumann, was constructed between 1743 and 1772. It is dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers, a group of saints venerated together in the Catholic Church, especially in Germany at the time of the Black Death. The interior has been nicknamed "God's Ballroom".

From Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Type:
Church

Period:
1743

Where:
Bad Staffelstein, Germany

Coordinates:
50.12°N, 11.05°E

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