St. Michaelis, Lüneburg

St. Michaelis
St. Michaelis from the north-east
53°14′57.76″N 10°24′4.30″E / 53.2493778°N 10.4011944°E / 53.2493778; 10.4011944
LocationLüneburg, Lower Saxony
CountryGermany
DenominationLutheran
Previous denominationCatholic
Websitewww.sankt-michaelis.de
History
DedicationSt. Michael
Consecrated1379 (1379)
Architecture
StyleBrick Gothic
Administration
SynodChurch of Hanover

St. Michaelis is one of the main churches in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It was first an abbey church of the former monastery of Benedictines, built from 1376 in brick Gothic style. It became Lutheran during the Reformation. Johann Sebastian Bach was for two years a pupil at the school of St. Michaelis.

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