Frauenkirche Maria die Glorreiche, Neoclassical church building in Baden, Austria

Frauenkirche Maria die Glorreiche is a classical-style hall church on Frauengasse, rebuilt in 1825/26 by Johann Nepomuk Amann. Its low double-tower facade, probably by Joseph Kornhäusel, is set into the continuous row of houses; between the towers a shallow central projection with a round-arched window rises above the rectangular portal.

First documented in the 13th century as the Marienkirche in a Heiligenkreuz Abbey charter, the church was given with its adjoining farm to the Augustinian Hermits in 1285 by Leutold von Chreusbach and his wife Offemia. Duke Frederick Augustus of Saxony converted secretly to Catholicism here on 1 June 1697. The monastery was dissolved in 1811/12, and after the 1812 Baden fire Joseph Friedrich von Haan bought the ruins and had them restored; the church was reconsecrated in 1827 and became the court church in 1828.

The church is still a branch of the parish of St. Stephan, as it has been since 1919. Its full title, Maria die Glorreiche, is the name under which the former monastery church was reconsecrated in 1827 after Baron von Haan had the ruins restored.

The church sits centrally in Baden at Frauengasse 3 and is easily reached on foot. Since it is a protected monument, it is wise to check opening hours before planning a visit.

After the city fire of 1812, Baron Joseph Friedrich von Haan purchased the ruins and restored them before selling the properties to Emperor Franz I. The church thus became tied to Baden's recovery from that disaster.