St. Stephan (Würzburg) - Würzburg, Bayern, Germany
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N 49° 47.362 E 009° 56.082
32U E 567278 N 5515630
Historic Church that traces its history back over 1000 years.
Waymark Code: WMHH15
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 07/10/2013
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Beautiful church that has been rebuilt several times over the centuries since it began life as a Benedictine Monastery in the 11th century. Rebuilt in 1789, was secularized in 1803 and became a protestant Church in 1806, the first in Würzburg. Totally destroyed during WW II, but rebuilt after the war. A blue plaque with gold and white lettering on the side of the church reads:
GERMAN Kirche St. Stephan Kirche des ehem Benediktinerklosters roman. Krypta des 11 Jahrhunderts Neubau 1789 durch Joh. Pil. Geigel. Seit 1806 erste evang. Pfarrkirche Würzburgs Wiederaufbau nach der zerstörung 1950/55
English St. Stephen Church Church from the former Romanesque Benedictine monastery Crypt from the 11th century. New construction in 1789 by John Pil. Geigel. 1806 first Protestant church in Würzburg. Reconstructed after the destruction 1950/55
Sources: Plaque, Wikipedia(link below)