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The parish church of St. John the Baptist (German: Pfarrkirche St. Johann or Pfarrkirche St. Johannes der Täufer) is a Roman Catholic church in the Munich district of Haidhausen. It was designed by Matthias Berger on Locust Place in the Gothic Revival style. The west tower is 97 meters high, making it the third highest church in Munich.[1]
History edit
In the early 19th-century, the population of Munich grew sharply on both banks of the Isar. The old church of Haidhausen soon became too small to fit its growing congregation. Therefore, it was decided to construct a new, larger church. In the 1840s, the foundation stone for the church was laid.
Construction of St Johannes was mostly complete by 1858. However, it was not until 1870 that the tower was completed. Munich thus received its third largest church.
In 1945, the church was severely damaged by the attacks on Munich. After the war, the church was rebuilt and the tower received a new spire.
The bell tower has 6 bells. The small bronze bell of 1869 (cast by the Bachmair bell foundry) was joined in 1948 by five cast steel bells. On Fridays at 3 o'clock, the largest bell rings in memory of the death of Christ. This bell also rings for the Angelus at 12 o'clock every day.
References edit
- ^ Fontaine, A. (2016). Johannes Evangelist Klein. Johannes Evangelist Klein. Ein Prediger mit dem Zeichenstift (in German). Books on Demand. p. 65. ISBN 978-3-7392-2527-2. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
Katholische Pfarrkirche „St. Maria im Kapitol" Diese größte romanische Kirche in Köln mit Ursprüngen in der 2. Hälfte des 11. Jahrhunderts, wurde zwischen 1866 und 1880 im Inneren nach den VorStellungen der Zeit neu geordnet, gestaltet ... Katholische Pfarrkirche „St. Johann Baptist". ... Mathias darstellend, wurden in den Jahren 1874.