Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady, Werl

The Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady 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, dating from the twelfth century.

Pope Pius VII granted the venerated Marian image a canonical coronation on 1 November 1811. The consecration of the church was carried out on 24 May 1911 by the bishop of Paderborn, Monsignor Schulte.

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