Matthäikirche
Church in Leipzig, Germany, dating from 1494
St. Matthew was a church in the old town of Leipzig. During its history it had several names and functions. As a church of the Franciscan order, built in 1488, it was known as Barfüßerkirche and Heiliggeistkirche. It served as a Lutheran church, known as Neukirche, from 1699. A new congregation formed in 1876 and named the church Matthäikirche (St. Matthew). The building was destroyed in a bombing in 1943.
From St. Matthew, Leipzig on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
- Type:
- Church
- Period:
- 1494
- Where:
- Leipzig, Germany
- Coordinates:
- 51.34°N, 12.37°E
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