St. Martha
St. Martha stands in Nuremberg’s old town as a medieval church dedicated to Saint Martha. Its exterior retains original materials, while the interior combines historic natural stone, contemporary wood, and a rammed-earth floor.
Conrad and John von Waldstomer donated the church in 1363, and it was consecrated in 1385. Nuremberg families endowed it with stained-glass windows between 1390 and 1430, creating works regarded as masterpieces of medieval glass painting. Reformation changes closed the church in 1526, after which Nuremberg Meistersingers used it as a theatre until worship returned in 1627.
A fire in 2014 destroyed the interior, but the windows escaped damage because renovations had removed them. Architect Florian Nagler shaped the restoration around a raised wooden ceiling, fire-marked walls, and a chancel that preserves its historic form. The church reopened in 2018 with space for religious and non-religious events, while the stained glass returned to its original positions.
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