St. Thomas Church, Leipzig

The St. Thomas Church (German: Thomaskirche) is a Lutheran church in Leipzig. Many famous composers visited or worked here. Johann Sebastian Bach was the Kantor of the church from 1723 until his death in 1750. He is buried in the church.

St. Thomas Church
German: Thomaskirche
Country	Germany
Denomination	Lutheran
Previous denomination	Catholic
Website	www.thomaskirche.org
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Gothic Romanesque (choir/nave)
Years built	12th century 1884–1889 (renovations)
Specifications
Nave width	25 metres (82 ft)
Administration
Division	Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony
Clergy
Pastor(s)	Rev. Britta Taddiken
Laity
Director of music	Gotthold Schwarz Andreas Reize
Organist(s)	Ullrich Böhme
Music group(s)	Thomanerchor

Interior, 2008

Other websites

• Official parish page
• (in German) Entry in the "Leipzig encyclopedia"