The Antoniterkirche is a

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church building on the Schildergasse in central

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, Germany, named after the Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony who founded it between 1350 and 1370–1378. Now used by the Protestant Church, it is the second most-visited church in the city after

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. The

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was baptised there. It has become known throughout Germany as the venue for the 'Politisches Nachtgebet' (with the likes of Dorothee Sölle) and the site of Ernst Barlach's artwork ''Der Schwebende'', also known as ''Angel'', as well as ''Kruzifix II'' and ''Der Lehrende''. Since 2016 it has been a member of the

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