Propsteikirche St. Johannes Baptist
Propsteikirche St. Johannes Baptist stands in the heart of Dortmund as a Catholic church with late-Gothic architectural features. Its high altar, created by Derick Baegert, includes the oldest depiction of Dortmund.
Construction began in 1331 as the abbey church of a Dominican monastery, and consecration followed in 1458. After the Reformation, the church became Dortmund’s first Catholic church before receiving the Propsteikirche designation in 1859. World War II destroyed the original structure, while reconstruction continued between 1947 and 1967.
An organ installed in 1988 brings concerts into this long history, linking worship, architecture and music.
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Image: Derick BaegertPublic domain 
Image: Derick BaegertPublic domain
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