St Magnus' Church
Built in the 8th or 9th century, St Magnus' Church is still used as a parish church. The parish and its spiritual concerns were administered by the collegiate church of St Andrew's. The canons, who had preached Protestant theology since 1520, quickly warmed to Luther's teachings.
Destroyed during a bombing raid in 1945, the church was reconstructed in 1952. St Andrew's Seminary has been home to the Worms City Museum since 1930. It exhibits finds from over 7,000 years in the history of Worms: Stone Age, Roman period, Middle Ages and a Luther Room.
Buildings that Luther saw during his stay in Worms were certainly the cathedral and the Magnuskirche, the oldest of the Worms churches.
Even during the Diet, there were clergymen in Worms who sided with the new doctrine: Johannes Rom(anus), chaplain at Magnus Church and some of the canons at St. Andrew's Abbey. The Protestant movement was supported by the theologians Nikolaus Maurus, the collegiate cantor, Ulrich Preu, known as "Schlaginhaufen", parish priest at St. Magnus, his chaplain Johannes Freiherr, Ulrich Sitzinger and the theologians Friedrich Baur and Heinrich Stoll.
Ulrich Preu provided the Lutherans with the Magnus Church, which was incorporated into St. Andrew's Abbey. The Tanzhaus and, from 1526, the nave of the Dominican Church and the Barfüßerkloster in Petersgasse soon served as further meeting places.
In July 1522, Ulrich von Hutten published a pamphlet seeking the support of the cities for his campaign against the papal church. In "demütige ermanung an ein gemeyne statt Wormbß", he exhorts the young Protestant community around Pastor Ulrich Preu to stick to their position against all odds and calls for the free election of pastors and bishops.
In 1524, a clergyman gets married in Magnus Church. The Magnuskirche and the adjacent Andreaskirche originally belonged to the Andreasstift.
Information
Adress
Magnuskirche
Dechaneigasse 3
67547 Worms
Contact
Community office
Phone: +49 (0) 62 41 2 39 33
Opening Hours
The Magnuskirche is open for viewing and prayer from 8 am to 5 pm. There is barrier-free access on the right-hand side.
