The Temple Neuf in

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

is a Lutheran church built on the site of the former Dominican convent where

Meister Eckhart Eckhart von Hochheim ( – ), commonly known as Meister Eckhart, Master Eckhart

. The Church contains the tombstone of

Johannes Tauler Johannes Tauler OP ( – 16 June 1361) was a German mystic, a Roman Catholic priest and a theologian. A disciple of Meister Eckhart, he belonged to the Dominican order. Tauler was known as one of the most important Rhineland mystics. He prom ...

, the famous Dominicain mystic and preacher. The 1877 organ is by the famous German organ maker

Joseph Merklin Joseph Merklin (17 February 1819 – 10 July 1905) was a Baden-born organ builder who later became a French citizen. By the time of his retirement in 1898, he was a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur and had built, restored, or repaired over 400 ...

References

External links

Website of the Temple Neuf parish

CDV Photos of Temple Neuf after bombing in Franco-Prussian War
{{Church buildings in central Strasbourg Churches completed in 1870 Lutheran churches in Strasbourg Monuments historiques of Strasbourg