# Karmelitenkirche

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The Karmelitenkirche, also known locally as the Reuererkirche, stands in Würzburg as the Carmelite monastery church. Its dedication honours Saint Joseph and Saint Mary Magdalene.

Antonio Petrini designed the Baroque building, which rose between 1662 and 1669 in the former Sandervorstadt. The church is considered Mainfranken’s oldest Baroque church.

Its ochre-and-white façade combines Doric pilasters below, Ionic pilasters above, a broken pediment, and the Carmelite coat of arms. Sculptures of Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross occupy the façade niches.

Inside, a cross-shaped plan, white surfaces, arched windows, and side chapels express the church’s clear Carmelite design. The bombing of Würzburg in 1945 destroyed much of the original furnishings, while reconstruction and later redesign shaped the present interior.

Paul Nagel and Alain Creunier created the altar, ambo, tabernacle, and choir painting for the redesigned interior. A bronze canopy crowns the altar.

Eight palm-shaped columns support the canopy, with an owl, dog, eagle, and 68 silver reliefs around the fourteen-ton structure. Chapels dedicated to Thérèse of Lisieux and the Infant Jesus of Prague accompany a Lourdes grotto added in 1988.

Three bells form a Te Deum motif in the tower. The church and monastery are protected monuments within Würzburg’s religious and architectural heritage.

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## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Karmelitenkirche_685e924a717a3e13abf17ef8_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Reuerer-Kirche_Wuerzburg-2.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Karmelitenkirche_685e924a717a3e13abf17ef8_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Würzburg_-_Sanderstraße_12_Reuererkloster.jpg)

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