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St. Klara (St. Clare's Church)  

St. Clara Church

St. Clara Church

After the original convent of the Penitents was incorporated into the convent of the Poor Clares in 1279, St. Clare became the patron saint of this church. After 1854, St. Clare's Church (Klarakirche) was a Catholic chapel of ease, and in the late 19th century, the convent building was demolished with the exception of the "Silver Tower".

The church was badly damaged during World War II, and reconstructed between 1948 and 1953. The outer walls show traces of former windows, and the former access openings from the convent precinct are now bricked up. Above the western gable, there is a small, renewed roof turret. The Crucifixion Altar by Dürer's pupil Hans Springinklee was brought here in 1857 from the Neumarkt Chapel of the Cross. The southern wall of the nave is dominated by a monumental crucifixion group by Veit Wirsberger (around 1510), and in the chancel, there is a wooden Madonna (1495/1500). The altar cross above the altar table is a beaten copper work dating back to 1965. The bronze sculpture "Job" by Gerhard Marcks stands outside the church.

 

St. Klara (St. Clare's Church)

Königstraße 64

90402 Nuremberg

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Telephone +49(0)911 / 2 34 61 90

Opening hours:

Mon - Sat: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sun: 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Limited wheelchair accessibility.

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