St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim
| St. Michael's | |
|---|---|
| Church of St. Michael's | |
Michaeliskirche or St. Michaelis | |
St. Michaelis in 2009, view from southeast | |
| 52°09′10″N 09°56′37″E / 52.15278°N 9.94361°E | |
| Location | Hildesheim |
| Country | Germany |
| Denomination | simultaneum (Lutheran and Catholic) |
| Website | michaelis-hildesheim |
| History | |
| Status | parish church |
| Dedication | |
| Consecrated | 1022 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | active |
| Architectural type | basilica with 2 quires and 2 transepts |
| Style | Romanesque Gothic (southern side windows) |
| Groundbreaking | late 10th century |
| Completed | late 12th century |
| Specifications | |
| Length | overall: 74.75 metres (245.2 ft) nave between crossings: 27.34 metres (89.7 ft) transepts: 40.01 metres (131.3 ft) |
| Width | nave: 22.75 metres (74.6 ft) transepts: 11.38 metres (37.3 ft) |
| Nave width | 8.6 metres (28 ft), centre nave |
| Nave height | 16.7 metres (55 ft) |
| Number of spires | 2 crossing towers and 4 side towers |
| Bells | 10 |
| Administration | |
| Synod | Lutheran Church of Hanover, Diocese of Hildesheim |
| Deanery | Hildesheim-Sarstedt (Kirchenkreis), Hildesheim (Dekanat) |
| Clergy | |
| Provost | Land Superintendent Eckhard Gorka, Hildesheim-Göttingen diocese |
| Official name | St Michael's Lutheran Church |
| Part of | St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii) |
| Reference | 187bis-001 |
| Inscription | 1985 (9th Session) |
| Extensions | 2008 |
| Area | 0.58 ha (1.4 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 157.68 ha (389.6 acres) |
The Church of St. Michael (German: Michaeliskirche) is an early-Romanesque church located in Hildesheim, Germany. It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985 due to the before mentioned early-Romanesque architecture and art found within such as the Tree of Jesse and the now relocated Bernward Doors.
Following the Protestant reformation, St. Michael's became a shared church, with the majority of the structure being Lutheran and the crypt Roman Catholic.