5/5 Ernie G. 5 years ago on Google
The
Late
Gothic
Town
Church
of
St
Peter
and
Paul
was
built
as
a
three-nave
hall
church
between
1498
and
1500.
The
first
church
was
built
on
this
site
in
1245-49.
The
foundations
of
the
west
tower
are
among
the
oldest
building
sections
in
the
town.
Of
the
Late
Gothic
church
fittings,
there
remain
the
christening
font,
the
steps
to
the
pulpit
- which
was
converted
to
Baroque
style
- and
parts
of
a
wall
painting
of
Saint
Ursula
under
the
organ
gallery.
The
main
attraction
is
the
winged
altar
which
was
begun
in
1552
by
Lucas
Cranach
the
Elder
and
completed
by
his
son.
Of
interest
is
also
the
Luther
Shrine,
a
triptych
dating
from
1572,
which
shows
Martin
Luther
as
a
monk,
as
Squire
George
and
as
a
teacher.
Martin
Luther
often
preached
in
this
church,
Johann
Sebastian
Bach
often
played
here
and
two
of
his
sons
were
christened
here. Between
1776-1803,
Johann
Gottfried
Herder
was
the
senior
court
preacher,
senior
consistorial
counsellor,
general
superintendent
and
vicar
at
the
Town
Church
and
the
people
of
Weimar
also
call
the
church
the
"Herder
Church"
after
him.
