Museumskirche St. Katharinen
Neighborhood: Old Town
Nearest Train: Pfaffenstraße: Bus 1, 4, 11, 21, 24, 31, 32, 39
Phone: +49 451 889 9700
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It's obvious to everyone that the steeple of St. Katharine's is missing. It is in fact not really missing, but was simply never planned. Not because of a lack of money, but because of modesty, for St. Katharine's was the cloister church of Lübeck's Franciscans, and their order demanded humility and modesty. A steeple was regarded as idle decoration. The choir was finished as early as 1300, while the main nave was built from 1335 to 1358. Funding was not a problem, since in the time of the Black Death the Franciscans particularly were getting huge contributions by wealthy Lübeckers who were worried about their salvation. After the French had left, the church was not used for divine service again. Instead, it is was used for various different things: a warehouse, for concerts and exhibitions, even a confectionery fair took place here in 1923, before St. Katharine's at last became a museum. Admission to St. Katharines is free.
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Church Minus a Steeple
Neighborhood: Old Town
Nearest Train: Pfaffenstraße: Bus 1, 4, 11, 21, 24, 31, 32, 39
Phone: +49 451 889 9700
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It's obvious to everyone that the steeple of St. Katharine's is missing. It is in fact not really missing, but was simply never planned. Not because of a lack of money, but because of modesty, for St. Katharine's was the cloister church of Lübeck's Franciscans, and their order demanded humility and modesty. A steeple was regarded as idle decoration. The choir was finished as early as 1300, while the main nave was built from 1335 to 1358. Funding was not a problem, since in the time of the Black Death the Franciscans particularly were getting huge contributions by wealthy Lübeckers who were worried about their salvation. After the French had left, the church was not used for divine service again. Instead, it is was used for various different things: a warehouse, for concerts and exhibitions, even a confectionery fair took place here in 1923, before St. Katharine's at last became a museum. Admission to St. Katharines is free.
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