St. Stephan, Catholic parish church in Mindelheim, Germany

St. Stephan is a pilastered hall church 49 meters long, with a 32-meter nave and a 17-meter choir. The nave is 18.70 meters wide and 16.2 meters high, the choir 14.3 meters high. A 65-meter tower with a pointed spire rises on the north side; the west end connects to the Heilig Kreuz monastery.

Construction of this Gothic church began in 1409 when Duke Ulrich von Teck and his wife Anna of Poland commissioned it within the city walls. This foundation established it as the town's central religious building, shaping Mindelheim to the present day.

The high altar retable, installed in 1962, was made by Erwin Holzbaur. Its central panel shows the stoning of Saint Stephen in dark tones, while above it the Holy Trinity with a dove hovers over the frame. Small panels depict the Church Fathers and the apostles Peter and Paul.

The church is easy to reach through Mindelheim's streets and welcomes visitors during open hours. Those wanting to see the interior artworks should allow time for an unhurried walk around the building.

The church holds a Romanesque bronze crucifix from the first half of the 12th century, part of its church treasure. In the tower chapel, the red marble double tomb of Duke Ulrich von Teck and Ursula von Baden by Master Ulrich of Augsburg stands under a ribbed vault, and the coat of arms stone of Georg von Frundsberg, likely from 1538, is set at the chapel entrance.