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St. Peter's Church (Peterskirche) Leipzig

St. Peter's Church (Peterskirche) Leipzig

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St. Peter's Church (Peterskirche) Leipzig

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1. Alte Handelsbörse Leipzig – Goethe Monument (Naschmarkt, Leipzig) loop from Südvorstadt

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3. Löffelfamilie Neon Sign – St. Peter's Church (Peterskirche) Leipzig loop from Zentrum-Süd

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JakobusPilger

October 11, 2021

The Protestant Peterskirche in Leipzig was dedicated to Saint Peter (Peter). Simon, nicknamed Petrus (rock), was a fisherman on Lake Genesareth when he - together with his brother Andreas - was called by Jesus Christ to be a "fisherman of men". According to the Catholic understanding he is the highest apostle, and the two millennia long line of popes - currently Francis - are in his successor. On statues and paintings Peter is almost always shown with two keys in his hand, this attribute refers to the Bible verse in Matthew: “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; what you will bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and what you will loosen on earth will be loosened in heaven ”(Chapter 16, verse 19).
Together with Paul, Peter is also known as the "princes of the apostles", their common feast day in the saints' calendar is on June 29th.

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Gerhard H.

March 22, 2018

The Peterskirche is an Evangelical Lutheran parish church in the southern center of Leipzig. The 88-meter high church tower towers over the neo-gothic building, which is visible far and wide. He is the tallest of the city.
peterskirche-leipzig.de

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Sachsen Onkel

May 19, 2017

The church was built from 1882-1886. It has a height of 88.5 m, the highest church tower in Leipzig. It was built in Neo-Gothic style.

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1. Alte Handelsbörse Leipzig – Goethe Monument (Naschmarkt, Leipzig) loop from Südvorstadt

2. St. Peter's Church (Peterskirche) Leipzig – Löffelfamilie Neon Sign loop from Zentrum-Süd

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