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St. Peter's Church, Heidelberg
St. Peter's Church (german: Peterskirche) is the oldest church in the old town (Altstadt) of Heidelberg, Germany. It has generally served as the university church of the University of Heidelberg since the late Middle Ages. History The earliest precursor of St. Peter's Church had already been built by the twelfth century, before the foundation of Heidelberg itself. It first appears in the sources in 1196 with the mention of a "''plebanus Kunrad zu heidelberch'', that is a parish priest named Konrad, based at Heidelberg. The church was donated by the Prince-Bishopric of Worms, since it possessed the area where Heidelberg was established. The name of the church indicates a connection with Worms Cathedral, which also stands under the patronage of St Peter. In 1225, the area was given to the Electoral Palatinate, Palatinate as a fief and Heidelberg was founded as a city. However, the church was left outside the walls of the newly founded city, which consisted of only the eastern half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peterskirche
The ''Peterskirche'' ( en, St. Peter's Church) is a Baroque Catholic Church, Roman Catholic parish church in Vienna, Austria. It was transferred in 1970 by the Archbishop of Vienna Franz König, Franz Cardinal König to the priests of the Opus Dei. The first church The oldest church building (of which nothing remains today) dates back to the Early Middle Ages, and there is speculation that it could be the oldest church in Vienna (see Ruprechtskirche). That Roman church was built on the site of a Roman encampment. This church was replaced with a Romanesque architecture, Romanesque church with a nave and two aisles. It is believed to have been established by Charlemagne around 800, although there is no evidence supporting this view. At the outside of the church, there is a relief sculpture by R. Weyr consecrated to the founding of the church by Charlemagne. In any case, a church of Saint Peter in Vienna is first mentioned in 1137. Around the end of the 12th century, the church b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
