The Church of St. Salvator (Salvatorkirche) is a Greek Orthodox church located in the historic old town of Munich.
This former cemetery church is made of red brick in the late Gothic style.
The Salvator Church was the result of expansion of the city by Ludwig the Bavarian, held in conjunction with the fact that the population of Munich has increased and the cemeteries around already existing urban churches: St. Peter and the Frauenkirche - was not enough. So the cemetery was moved on the then outskirts of the city but within the city wall.
The construction of the Church of San Salvatore was begun near the city wall, demolished in 1804, at Salvatorplatz, named in honor of the Church.
The name of the architect of the Church was not documented, but it was probably Lucas Rottaler, a disciple of jörg von Alspach.
The construction of the Church was probably completed in April, 1493. The opening took place the 15th of August 1494.
During the history the Church was repeatedly reconstructed and partially modified. During the reconstruction carried out in the early 19th century, the Church was added to the elements of the Baroque style, but later they were removed, after which the Shrine acquired its former appearance.
Salvatorkirche was rebuilt by German architect Leo von Klenze to convert and conduct Orthodox services. 18 Dec 1829, by that time the former Catholic Church was opened according to the Greek Orthodox ritual and from that time used Greek Orthodox Christians.
The bombing of Munich during world war II, the Church Salvatore largely remained intact. In the following years the Church was under reconstruction and repair.
The most significant elements of the Church are: part of the Gothic stained glass (1497 and 1499), the remains of late-Gothic religious murals (North facade), the iconostasis (originally performed Leo von Klenze in 1829).
The Church of St. Salvator is located at the intersection of the street Cardinal Faulhaber's (Kardinal-Faulhaber-Straße), streets Salvatorstr (Salvatorstraße) and square Salvatorplatz (Salvatorplatz), at: Salvatorstraße 17.
The website of the Church St. Salvator: salvatorkirche-münchen.
