St. Elizabeth's is a

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church in

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in southern

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. It is dedicated to

Elizabeth of Hungary Elizabeth of Hungary (, , ; 7 July 120717 November 1231), also known as Elisabeth of Thuringia, was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary and the landgravine of Thuringia. Elizabeth was married at the age of 14, and widowed at 20. After her hus ...

History

A chapel in the free imperial city of

was dedicated to

in 1235. After the Reformation, this was the only

church in the otherwise Protestant city. It soon became inadequate for its congregation, and Catholic officials entered into protracted negotiations with the city magistrates, which lasted from 1718 to 1780, when agreement was reached that allowed for the construction of a new church building on the site. The old church building was demolished in 1784. Franz Ignaz Michael Neumann, son of

Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann (; c. 27 January 1687 – 19 August 1753), usually known as Balthasar Neumann, was a German architect and military artillery engineer who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Ita ...

, drew up plans for the new building and its foundation stone was laid on 19 May 1785. Neumann died on 29 September 1789, and his responsibilities were taken up by

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, who resigned in 1789 because his spending was exceeding the budget. The topping off was completed in 1802 and the dome was crowned with a golden cross in 1803. In 1806 the church was secularised. On 27 January 1885, the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bamberg (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Metropolitae Bambergensis'') is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Bavaria, one of 27 in Germany. In 2015, 32.9% of the population identified as Catholic, and 15.6% o ...

, whose territory includes the city of Nuremberg, purchased the building and by 1903 had completed the church to the original plans.

References

Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Empress Elisabeth (disambiguation), lists various empresses named ''Elisabeth'' or ''Elizabeth'' * Princess Elizabeth ...

1230s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1235 establishments in Europe Roman Catholic churches completed in 1903 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Germany {{Germany-RC-church-stub