St. Brigiden
A medieval parish church next to Groß St. Martin, demolished after 1802 – its ground plan is today traced in the paving.
St. Brigiden was a medieval parish church in the Rhine suburb, built directly against the basilica of Groß St. Martin. Its patron saint was Brigid of Kildare.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-06-23
At a glance
- First recorded: 1172
- Demolished: after the secularisation of 1802
- Status: no longer exists
- Visible today: its ground plan, marked in the paving in front of and beside Groß St. Martin
A church in the ground
After the secularisation decree of 1802 St. Brigiden was auctioned off for demolition and gradually dismantled; Groß St. Martin took over its role as parish church. Its tower survived at first and served for decades as a stair to the organ. In 1900 excavations exposed the foundations. Today darker paving stones trace the outline of the vanished church – a quiet piece of city history right beside the Martin basilica.
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