Mainz: Church

Places and attractions in the Church category

Mainz Cathedral

10th-century sandstone religious edifice Mainz Cathedral, or St. Martin's Cathedral, stands as a towering landmark in the heart of Mainz, Germany. This thousand-year-old church, a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture, has been a witness to the city's history and a symbol of its enduring faith.

St. Stephan

Chagall windows and a late-Gothic cloister St. Stephan in Mainz, Germany, is not just any ordinary church; it's a collegiate church that holds a special place in the city's heart and history. Known for its stunning Gothic architecture, St. Stephan stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of religious...

Christ Church

The Christuskirche is a Protestant church located in Mainz. The Christuskirche was built between 1896 and 1903 designed by Eduard Kreyßig. It was consecrated on 2 July 1903. After demolition during the air raids of World War II the church was reconstructed between 1952 and 1954.

St. John's Church

St. John's Church is located beneath Mainz Cathedral in the historical center of Mainz, Germany. This 1100-year-old church was the first episcopal see of the Bishop of Mainz.

St. Christoph's Church

The church of St. Christoph in Mainz, known in German as St. Christoph zu Mainz, is an example of early gothic architecture. St. Christoph was originally built between 1240 and 1330. The church is known as the Parish Church and Baptistry of Johannes Gutenberg.

St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's Church is located beneath Deutschhaus Mainz in the northwest of the historical center of Mainz, Germany. It is the one of the most important rococo buildings in Mainz. Originally it was a collegiate church monastery of ″St.

Augustinerkirche

The church of St. Augustin known in German as Augustinerkirche, was the minster of the Augustine friars in the city centre of Mainz. Today it is the seminary church of the Catholic theological seminary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz.

Mainzer Domchor

The choir Mainzer Domchor is the choir at Mainz Cathedral, of boys' and men's voices. It was founded in 1866 by the then bishop of Mainz, Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler.

Altmünster

The Altmünster abbey near Mainz, Germany, was reputedly founded by Saint Bilihildis, who served as the first abbess; however, it may well be a 7th-century foundation.

Church of the Sacred Heart

The Catholic Herz-Jesu-Kirche is a Neo-Gothic hall church located in the borough Mombach of the German city of Mainz. It is dedicated to the Sacred Heart.

Sankt Ignaz

The Mainz parish church of St. Ignaz in Kapuzinerstraße is a neoclassical hall church. It was built from 1763 to 1774/75 under the Electoral-Mainzian building councilor and court stuccoer Johann Peter Jäger.

St. Quintin

The Catholic church of St. Quintin is the parish church of the oldest proven parish in the city of Mainz. Today, St. Quintin together with the cathedral community of St. Martin forms the parish of St. Martin's Cathedral and St. Quintin. Thus the cathedral priest is therefore always the priest of St. Quintin as well.