St. Moritz

The Collegiate Church of St. Moritz was founded in 1019 by Bishop Bruno of Augsburg, brother of Emperor Henry II. Originally conceived as a burial place and memorial for the bishop, it was the fourth spiritual community in Augsburg. Following a fire in 1084 and a partial collapse in 1299, the church was rebuilt on a larger scale in 1314. In the 15th century, the building underwent a Gothic expansion, including the raising of the nave and the endowment of a new east choir. The freestanding bell tower was heightened in 1494, and in 1533/1534, it received an octagonal superstructure with a dome, which ranks among the early examples of Renaissance architecture in Augsburg. From 1510, the Fugger family exercised a right of presentation for a preacher's position and supported the collegiate church. During the Reformation, the canons temporarily resided in Landsberg am Lech, and the church's west choir was demolished. In the course of the Counter-Reformation, the church was restored with the support of Duke Albrecht V. Between 1714 and 1715, a comprehensive Baroque transformation was carried out by Johann Jakob Herkomer, turning the interior into a magnificent Baroque edifice, with ceiling frescoes by Melchior Steidl and altars likely by Dominikus Zimmermann. In 1803, the collegiate church was dissolved as part of the secularization, and St. Moritz subsequently served as a parish church. An interior restoration took place in 1901/02, and in 1908, the northern side aisle received a Neo-Baroque entrance portal. On the night of February 24-25, 1944, the church was gutted by fire during bombing raids, destroying the main nave ceiling, the choir dome, and almost the entire interior, including the high altar, side altars, pulpit, seating, and organ. Reconstruction took place from 1946 to 1950 in a simplified form.

The Collegiate Church of St. Moritz is situated in the city of Augsburg, a historic city in the region of Bavaria, Germany.

Today, St. Moritz serves as a Roman Catholic parish church and is protected as an architectural monument in Bavaria. Its reconstruction after the destruction in World War II was carried out in a simplified form.

• Fugger Residence (Residence, approx. 141 m away)
• Schaezler Palais (Residence, approx. 239 m away)
• Burggrafenturm (Castle, approx. 579 m away)
• Bishop's Palace Augsburg (Residence, approx. 620 m away)