St Egidien St Giles | |
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St Egidien, Nuremberg | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | parish church |
Location | |
Location | Nuremberg |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Baroque architecture |
Groundbreaking | 14 October 1711 |
Direction of façade | W |
St Egidien on Egidienplatz is the former Benedictine Abbey of Saint Giles (Egidienskirche), now a church in the former free imperial city of Nuremberg, southern Germany. It is considered a significant contribution to the baroque church architecture of Middle Franconia.[1]