St. Augustine's church

St. Augustine's Church is a baroque church in Mainz's Altstadt featuring a tall facade that rises above the surrounding historic buildings. The architecture displays the regional Main-Franconian baroque style with carefully detailed facade elements and ornamental designs.

The present building was constructed between 1768 and 1771, replacing an earlier Gothic structure dating to the 13th century that served the Augustinian hermits. This transformation into a baroque church reflected the religious changes taking place in Mainz during that period.

The interior displays ceiling frescoes by Johann Baptist Enderle showing scenes from Saint Augustine's life, which shape how visitors experience the sacred space. These artworks reflect the religious devotion that defined this place in the community.

The church sits at Augustinerstrasse 34 in central Mainz and is easily accessible on foot from the main squares. As a seminary church for the Catholic Diocese, it operates as both a functioning sacred space and an open cultural monument.

The organ was built in 1773 by Johann Heinrich Stumm and retains its original mechanical construction with 31 stops across two manuals and pedals. This intact mechanism makes it a rare example of how instruments functioned centuries ago.

Location: Mainz-Altstadt

Inception: 1771

Architectural style: baroque architecture

Website: https://priesterseminar-mainz.de/augustinerkirche

GPS coordinates: 49.99714,8.27482

Latest update: December 10, 2025 16:28