St. Michael Parish Church Kallmünz

It is assumed that the church and parish were built around 800 and that the monastery of St. Paul in Regensburg was granted patronage rights. In the year 983 a note appears in a document that Bishop Wolfgang exercised this right.
In 1528 the Reformation also took place in Kallmünz and the parish became Protestant on the orders of Prince Ottheinrich von Pfalz-Neuburg. From 1614 - 1618 the so-called Counter-Reformation took place, which made Kallmünz become Catholic again.
The church, built in the Romanesque style when the parish was founded, of which a portal is still preserved in the northern outer wall of the church and is integrated into it, was renovated between 1751 and 1758 by Pastor Michael Bockhes (from Bruck in der Oberpfalz) except for the northern outer wall already mentioned was broken off and a new church was built in the rococo style. The painting was done by Matthias Zintl and shows great artistic ability.
The church is dedicated to St. Archangel Michael, which is indicated by the high altar picture and the ceiling fresco in the nave. In the dome painting of the chancel St. Trinity shown giving the Scapular to St. Simon Stock, who i.a. is surrounded by donors for the church building and Pastor Bockhes. The church is considered a special gem in the region, above all because of its uniform furnishings, and is popular with visitors.

A magnificent church in the middle of town.
The Church of St. Michael is considered a special gem in the region, above all because of its uniform furnishings. The church is dedicated to St. Archangel Michael, which is indicated by the high altar picture and the ceiling fresco in the nave. In the dome painting of the chancel St. Trinity shown.

A beautiful town worth seeing. Definitely worth a visit!