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St. Michael's Church (Munich)

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St. Michael's Church (Munich)

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St. Michael's Church (Munich)

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    August 8, 2017

    St. Michael is probably the most important church in Munich (next to the cathedral). Built at the end of the 16th century by the Jesuits as a powerful symbol of the Counter-Reformation, modeled on the Church of Il Gesù, which had been built recently in Rome. Its barrel vault, destroyed in World War II, is still the second largest in the world (after St. Peter's Basilica) and its artistic decoration is outstanding. However, many visitors are primarily interested in the Wittelsbach crypt under the choir, where Bavarian dukes and kings are buried in abundance, not least Ludwig II. You should visit it primarily because of its magnificent room, just a few steps away from the overcrowded pedestrian zone.

    Well-informed volunteers offer free tours of the church (for a small donation).

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      December 10, 2023

      St. Michael Church Foundation (St. Michael, Jesuit Church Munich, 2023-12-10):
      st-michael-muenchen.de
      - church services
      - Events

      Portal München Betriebs-GmbH & Co. KG (Jesuit Church of St. Michael, 2023-12-10):
      muenchen.de/sichtswuerdigkeiten/kirchen-und-kloester/st-michael
      - Opening hours

      Wikipedia (St. Michael (Munich), 2023-12-10):
      de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael_(Munich)
      - Burial place of the Wittelsbach family

      Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (State Capital Munich, Architectural Monuments, 2023-12-10):
      geodaten.bayern.de/denkmal_static_data/externe_denkmalliste/pdf/denkmalliste_merge_162000.pdf
      “D-1-62-000-4718 … Neuhauser Straße 6; Maxburgstraße 1. Jesuit Church of St. Michael, Catholic. Branch church, mighty, barrel-vaulted hall building, three-story south facade with volute gable, side chapels between wall pillars, galleries, transept and north-facing choir, by Friedrich Sustris, Wolfgang Miller and Wendel Dietrich, 1583-1589, multiple renovations, by Johannes Hörmann, 1697/98, Friedrich Bürklein, 1852-57 and others, reconstruction after severe war damage, 1946-53;
      Expansion to include the cross chapel, college wing and tower to the north-west on the corner of Ettstrasse and Maxburgstrasse, 1593-97; ...”

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        January 28, 2022

        The Catholic Jesuit Church of St. Michael in Munich's Old Town, built between 1583 and 1597, is named after the Archangel Michael. The church building was built at the transition between Renaissance and Baroque. Many building ideas were adopted from “Il Gesù”, the Roman mother church of the Jesuits. The Munich “Michaelskirche” became a model for many baroque churches in German-speaking countries. St. Michael was also the spiritual center of the Counter-Reformation in Bavaria.

        Source and further information
        de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael_(M%C3%BCnchen)

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