St. Lawrence Church
Fact Sheet
- Start of Construction: ca. 1250
- Completion: 1477
- Named after: St. Lawrence
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Height: Up to 81 meters
- Bells: 16
From February 6 to April 30, 2026, St. Lorenz Church will become the stage for an extraordinary experience: LUMINISCENCE combines spectacular video mapping, 360° music, and the monumental architecture of St. Lorenz Church to create an immersive sound and light show. For around 50 minutes, history and state-of-the-art technology merge to create an emotional highlight in Nuremberg. A cultural event of a special kind.
During World War II, St. Lawrence was almost completely destroyed. Other than the two towers, not much was left. But the people of Nuremberg felt a profound need to rebuild their church as a place of faith and hope. In 1952, just seven years after the war was over, the first worship service within the restored structure took place.
Daily prayer services, two weekly worship services, prayer & discussion groups, tours, events and activities of all different kinds. Since the Corona pandemic there are weekly online services on the church’s own YouTube channel and regular posts to Instagram (@lorenzkirche_offical). To sum it up: There’s always something happening at St. Lawrence.
Claudia Voigt-Grabenstein
Head Pastor of St. Lawrence
“The ideas of the Bible are still relevant today. One must try to communicate them in a way that speaks to what happens in the modern world and to use an up-to-date language, so they can reach everyone. That is precisely my task.”
Categories at St. Lawrence Square
The Hexenhäusle