| St. Sylvester | |
|---|---|
 Old church, interior | |
  St. Sylvester  St. Sylvester | |
| 48°09′41″N 11°35′32″E / 48.16139°N 11.59222°E | |
| Location | Munich-Schwabing, Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | pv-altschwabing |
| History | |
| Dedication | Pope Silvester I (from 1921) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | |
| Completed | 1925 (new church) |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Munich and Freising |
St. Sylvester is a Catholic church and parish in Schwabing, now part of Munich, in the German state (Bundesland) of Bavaria. It began with a village church in the 14th century, first documented in 1315, and dedicated to John the Baptist. A Gothic church was remodelled in Baroque style in the 17th century, and received furnishings such as sculpture attributed to Ignaz Günther or his school.
The parish was split and renamed, and the part with one of the oldest churches in Munich became a parish dedicated to Pope Silvester I in 1921. The church was expanded in 1925/26 by a new part connected to the old church. The new church features an altar painting depicting the patron saint kneeling in prayer for Schwabing, several other altars, and ceiling paintings in Casein technique including the vision of Constantine the Great, the emperor who granted free religion to the Christians while St. Sylvester was pope. The church is located in the center of the early village, near the Englischer Garten.[1]