St. James's Church, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Saint James Church
St. Jakobskirche
49°22′40″N 10°10′39″E / 49.37778°N 10.17750°E / 49.37778; 10.17750
LocationRothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria
CountryGermany
DenominationLutheran
Previous denominationRoman Catholic
Architecture
StyleGothic
Years built1311-1484

St. James Church (German: St. Jakobskirche) is a Gothic church in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany. It was originally a Roman Catholic church but during the 16th century became a Lutheran church. The church is on a medieval pilgrimage route to St. James Church in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. It contains the celebrated Holy Blood Altarpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider and a monumental altarpiece by Friedrich Herlin. The church has two towers (south tower: 55.2 m, 57.7 m north tower).

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