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The Morizkirche is the Evangelist town church pc. Moriz and oldest church Coburgs. It goes back on a Roman Basilika out of that to 12. Century, from which still foundation remainders are present. The church name became for the first time at the beginning 14. Century and takes reference to pc. Mauritius mentions documentary.

History

The oldest part of the today's church is the gothical east choir and comes from the year 1330.Der west choir from 1420 to 1454 was built, the Grundsteinlegung for the towers took place 1450. Only 1586 were finished the 72 meters high north tower, the unfinished south tower, also Rabenturm mentioned, have its current shape since 1633. Over 1520 were begun the building of the actual church building, a lategothical dreischiffiges nave, and were only end 16. Century terminated.

In the Osterwoche 1530 Martin Luther, who lived a half year on the Veste Coburg, in the church preached.

Duke Johann Casimir let set 1598 in church its parents Johann Friedrich the middle one and Elizabeth of the Pfalz, which had died in shank, by the sculptor Nikolaus Bergner a twelve meter high alabaster tomb, which is ranked among the most beautiful Renaissanceepitaphen in Germany. 1601 it arranged additionally the transverse department of the nave against the east choir by the prince conditions. Under duke [[Franz Josias (Saxonia Coburg Saalfeld) |Franz Josias]] the Morizkirche was finally barockisiert between 1740 and 1742 on the inside. Since then the place of worship, unchanged apart from preservation work, is.

A Taufstein from 1539, grave plates of the dukes Johann Casimir and Johan Friedrich are noteworthy the middle one, Schuke organ with historical folder of 1740, built into the Gruft of the Sarkophag by duke Albrecht and the 1989, beside the tomb.

Church municipality

The Evangelical-Lutheran church municipality pc. Moriz is responsible for the city center Coburgs and has approximately 5,000 municipality members. Their Morizkirche belongs however to the city Coburg.

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