Baptismal Font - St. Peter's Church - München, Germany
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This old baptismal font can be seen at St. Peter's Church, a Roman Catholic church in the inner city of Munich, southern Germany.
Waymark Code: WMXA07
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 12/14/2017
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Before the foundation of Munich as a city in 1158, there had been a pre-Merovingian church on this site. 8th century monks lived around this church on a hill called Petersbergl. At the end of the 12th century a new church in the Bavarian Romanesque style was consecrated, and expanded in Gothic style shortly before the great fire in 1327, which destroyed the building.
After its reconstruction the church was dedicated anew in 1368. In the early 17th century the 91 meter spire received its Renaissance steeple top and a new Baroque choir was added.
The interior is dominated by the high altar to which Erasmus Grasser contributed the figure of Saint Peter. Among other masterpieces of all periods are five Gothic paintings by Jan Polack and several altars by Ignaz Günther. The ceiling fresco by Johann Baptist Zimmermann (1753–1756) was restored in 1999-2000.
The parish church of Saint Peter, whose 91 meters high tower is commonly known as "Alter Peter" - Old Pete - and which is emblematic of Munich, is the oldest recorded parish church in Munich and presumably the originating point for the whole city.
I found no information on the richly decorated baptismal font which has a lid surmounted by a statue.
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