Stadtpfarrkirche St. Marien, church building in Beelitz, Brandenburg, Germany

The Stadtpfarrkirche St. Marien is a brick church built in Brick Gothic style in Beelitz. Its tall, straight walls and simple windows define its appearance, while inside, large pillars create open spaces defined by stone and brickwork.

The church was first documented in 1247 and contains stones from that era in its walls. Over the centuries, it was raised and renewed after fires, with a flat roof in three sections added around 1511.

The church is named after Mary and marks the center of Beelitz on Kirchplatz. Next to it stands the eight-sided Wunderblutkapelle, a small building that recalls early baptisteries and keeps alive the memory of a local miracle story.

The church stands on Kirchplatz in the center of Beelitz and can be viewed freely from the outside. From April to September, it is possible to reach the viewing platform at the top of the building with a key usually arranged in advance at the church office.

The Wunderblutkapelle was consecrated on 21 April 1370 and given its own patron, St Nicholas. Its octagonal shape and closeness to the parish church suggest it was modelled on early Christian baptisteries. It recalls a blood miracle said to have occurred during a Corpus Christi procession in May 1235, when a corporal was marked with bloodstains.