Basilica of St. Ann | |
Other Name: | Basilika St. Anna |
Pushpin Map: | Bavaria#Germany |
Location: | Altötting, Bavaria |
Country: | Germany |
Denomination: | Roman 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.