St. Michael's Church, Munich | |
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48°08′20″N 11°34′14″E / 48.13889°N 11.57056°E | |
Location | Neuhauser Straße 6 Munich, Bavaria |
Country | Germany |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Consecrated | 6 July 1597 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Style | Renaissance |
Groundbreaking | 18 April 1583 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Munich and Freising |
Clergy | |
Rector | P. Karl Kern SJ[1] |
Laity | |
Director of music | Dr Frank Höndgen[1] |
Organist(s) | Peter Kofler[1] |
St. Michael's is a Jesuit church in Munich, capital city of the state of Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest Renaissance church north of the Alps. The style of the building had an enormous influence on Southern German early Baroque architecture.