Marienkirche (Berlin-Mitte)
Church in Bezirk Mitte, Germany, dating from 1380
St. Mary's Church, known in German as the Marienkirche or St.-Marien-Kirche, is a church in Berlin, Germany. It is located on Karl-Liebknecht-Straße (formerly Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße) in central Berlin, near Alexanderplatz. The exact age of the original church site and structure is not precisely known, but it was mentioned as the site of the alleged theft by Jews of the wafers in an act of Host Desecration in 1243. As a result of these charges, a number of Jews were burnt at the stake at a place later called Judenberg. It is also mentioned in German chronicles in 1292. It is presumed to date fro
From St. Mary's Church, Berlin on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
- Type:
- Church
- Period:
- 1380
- Where:
- Bezirk Mitte, Germany
- Coordinates:
- 52.52°N, 13.41°E
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