Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady, Werl

Werl, Germany

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-18:30; Su 06:30-19:00
Services: Mo-Sa 10:00; Su,PH 07:00,08:30,10:00
Wheelchair access: Accessible

From OpenStreetMap — confirm before travelling

The Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady in Werl, Germany, is a Catholic church built between 1904 and 1906 in the Neo-Romantic style under the direction of Wilhelm-Sunder Plaßmann, chief architect of the Diocese of Münster. Consecrated by Bishop Karl Joseph Schulte on 24 May 1911, the basilica houses a twelfth-century statue of the Virgin Mary known as the "Consolation of the Afflicted," which received papal coronation by Pope Pius X in 1911. The church was elevated to minor basilica status in 1953 by Pope Pius XII through the decree *Quam Omnes Gentes*. Since 1848, the Franciscans have served as guardians of the pilgrimage site and its adjoining nineteenth-century convent. The basilica underwent significant restoration in the early twenty-first century, particularly from 2002 to 2003, and is designated as an architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia.