1448. Pilgrimages to the Vierzehnheiligen continue to the present day between May and October. Depiction in culture One of the group depictions of the fourteen Saints is a 1503 altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald for the monastery in Lichtenfels in Upper Franconia. The fourteen angels of the lost children's prayer in Engelbert Humperdinck's fairy opera, Hansel and Gretel, are the Fourteen Holy Helpers. The English words are familiar: Gallery See also Franciscan Monastery in Kadaň – a Franciscan monastery in the Czech Republic with a church dedicated to the Holy Helpers. Langheim Abbey – an abbey in Lichtenfels, Bavaria where Matthias Grünewald painted his "Holy Helpers" altarpiece. Patron saints of ailments, illness, and dangers – the category of Roman Catholic saints to which the Holy Helpers belong. Further reading References External links Invocation and litany to the Fourteen Holy Helpers Das Ökumenische Heiligenlexikon – Heilige Nothelfer Basilika Vierzehnheiligen WebShots slideshow of the Basilika Vierzehnheiligen Groups of Roman Catholic saints