St. Stephan Church (Jesuit Church) and Unteres Tor, Mindelheim

The church was once a monastery church. From the 17th to the 18th century the church was a Jesuit college, after its dissolution the Maltese abbey church for a short time. The church has been used by the parish of St. Stephan von Mindelheim since the 19th century. The church is known for its nativity scene from the Baroque period with life-sized figures.

The Lower Gate is right next to the church. The former city gate marks the western entrance to the old town.

Duke Ulrich von Teck and his wife left in 1409
Anna of Poland build and raised a Gothic basilica
they to the parish church of the city. From 1712 new baroque building from
Ship and choir under master builder Valerian Brenner, 1862
until 1865 neuromanic design, which again in the 20th century
was removed. In the center since 1962
Erwin Holzbaur, the vision and martyrdom of St. Stephen
shows. In the tower chapel and the northern choir chapel
important epitaphs, such as Anna's sandstone grave slab
of Poland and the red marble tomb of Duke Ulrich von
Teck with his second wife Ursula von Baden.
Source: City of Mindelheim

A very interesting church