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Basilica of the Fourteen Saints | |
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Basilika Vierzehnheiligen | |
The Basilica of the Fourteen Saints | |
Location | Bad Staffelstein |
Country | Germany |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Dedication | Fourteen Holy Helpers |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Balthasar Neumann |
Style | late Baroque-Rococo |
Years built | 1743-72 |
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[1]. 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".[2]