Gothic basilica
A Gothic basilica known for late Gothic altars, including the Magdalenen altar by Lucas Moser.
Place
Tiefenbronn
Address
Gemmingenstrasse 2 75233 Tiefenbronn
Noted
1347 first mentioned
A church in Tiefenbronn is already mentioned in the first known document naming the place in 1347. Today's three-aisled basilica was originally arranged as a pilgrimage church.
Profile
The patronage of St. Maria Magdalena is named from 1621 and papally confirmed in 1683.
The church was heavily damaged near the end of the Second World War.
Major renovation work followed from 1947 to 1951 and continued in later campaigns.