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Basilica of St. Ann, Altötting

Basilica of St. Ann
Basilika St. Anna
Basilica of St. Ann is located in Bavaria
Basilica of St. Ann
Basilica of St. Ann
Basilica of St. Ann is located in Germany
Basilica of St. Ann
Basilica of St. Ann
LocationAltötting, Bavaria
CountryGermany
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The Basilica of St. Ann[1] (German: Basilika St. Anna ) also called Altötting Basilica It is the main place of Catholic worship of Altötting,[2] Bavaria,[3] in the diocese of Passau. It is the largest church built in Germany in the twentieth century and is located in the Capuchin convent in Bruder-Konrad-Platz.

In 1913 Pope Pius X elevated it to the rank of minor basilica.

The current basilica was designed in neo-baroque style by Johann Baptist Schott inspired by the convent church of Fürstenfeld. The construction was financed with donations from Bavaria. The works took two and a half years and ended October 13, 1912 being consecrated by the bishop of Passau Sigismund Felix von Ow-Felldorf.

See also

Internal view

References

  1. ^ Basilica of St. Ann in Altötting. www.gcatholic.org.
  2. ^ Brückner, Wolfgang; Vanja, Konrad; Lorenz, Detlef; Milano, Alberto; Nagy, Sigrid (2011-01-01). Arbeitskreis Bild Druck Papier Tagungsband Modena 2010: Il Gruppo di Studio Bild Druck Papier (Immagine Stampa Carta) a Modena (in German). Waxmann Verlag. ISBN 9783830975137.
  3. ^ Holzbauer, Hermann; Kellner, Stefan; Büchele, Christian (2003-01-01). Entwicklungen und Bestände: Bayerische Bibliotheken im Übergang zum 21. Jahrhundert : Hermann Holzbauer zum 65. Geburtstag (in German). Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 9783447047302.

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