| Katharinenkirche St. Catherine's Church | |
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| 50°06′48″N 8°40′46″E / 50.11333°N 8.67944°E | |
| Location | Frankfurt am Main |
| Country | Germany |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Dedication | Catherine of Alexandria |
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| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Melchior Heßler |
| Style | Baroque |
| Years built | 1678 to 1681 |
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| Organist(s) | Martin Lücker |
St. Catherine's Church (German: Katharinenkirche) is the largest Protestant church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is a parish church in the old city centre near one of the most famous city squares, the Hauptwache.[1] The church is dedicated to the martyred early Christian saint Catherine of Alexandria.
The building was completed in 1681 in a Baroque style. After being heavily damaged in 1944 during allied air raids in World War II, the church was rebuilt in the 1950s in a simpler style. More detailed restorations of the exterior and interior, including original baroque paintings that survived the war, were completed between 1978 and 2005. The steeple and roof were fully restored in 2011.
St. Catherine's has a long tradition as a centre of church music, starting from the days when Georg Philipp Telemann was director of the city's music. It hosts a regular concert series around the Rieger organ, installed in 1990.