Franziskanerkirche (Würzburg)

The establishment of the Franciscans in Würzburg, the oldest of its kind in Germany, dates back to 1221, when the order arrived in the city during the lifetime of its founder, Francis of Assisi. Initially situated outside the city walls, the monastery was relocated into the city in 1249. In the same year, construction of the church began, which was completed around 1280 as a three-aisled basilica with a straight choir closure in the east. The choir featured a cross-rib vault, while the nave had a flat ceiling. Under Prince-Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn, the flat ceilings were removed in 1614, and the church naves were vaulted. A Baroque interior from the late 17th century was removed again in 1882. During a bombing raid in March 1945, the church suffered severe destruction. After a provisional roofing of the choir vault in 1946, reconstruction began in 1947. A temporary solution with flat wooden ceilings in the nave was retained during the actual construction work from 1952 onwards. A roof fire in May 1986 led to the order's decision to restore the nave to its pre-1614 condition, which was completed in 1988.

The Franciscan Monastery Church is located in the city of Würzburg in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany. It is prominently positioned in the city center.

The church continues to serve as a Catholic place of worship for the Franciscan Minorite Monastery and is protected as an architectural monument. It houses a number of artworks, including the sandstone Sacrament Altar by Edmund Borst from 1989 with a tabernacle by Franz Joseph Amberg (1954), a late Gothic Madonna from around 1475, and a Pietà from 1515 from the workshop of Tilman Riemenschneider. It also contains 18 significant tombs from the 14th to 16th centuries. The Klais organ from 1955 features 35 stops.

• Hof zum Rebstock (Residence, approx. 81 m away)
• Hof Marmelstein (Residence, approx. 151 m away)
• Hof Heideck (Residence, approx. 176 m away)
• Hof zu Ellringen (Residence, approx. 216 m away)