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The building and furnishing of the church was cared for by the city council and by wealthy citizens. This is probably the reason why the art treasures of St. Lawrence were spared during the iconoclasm during the
Reformation period. Despite St. Lawrence being one of the first churches in Germany to be
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Lutheran (1525), the wealthy citizens of
Nuremberg wanted to preserve the memory of their ancestors and refused the removal of the donated works of art.
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The church has employed organists for over 500 years, many of them prominent musicians within
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The west facade is richly articulated, reflecting the wealth of the
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Stephans Organ. Steinmeyer op. 34 from 1862 formerly in the
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The nave of the church was completed by around 1400. In 1439, work began on the choir in the form of a
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Baroque Music. Julie Anne Sadie. University of California Press. 1998
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Reproduction (from 1770) of a print (from 1730) by Johann Adam
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and later restored. It is one of the most prominent churches of the
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417:Georg Friedrich Herrscher 1843 - 1870
16:Medieval church in Nuremberg, Germany
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349:Organists of St. Lorenz
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360:Hans Seber 1510 - 1517
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367:Interregnum
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231:Jakob Grimm
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212:hall church
47:Affiliation
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616:Categories
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325:11°04′41″E
322:49°27′04″N
285:Adam Kraft
265:St. Sebald
254:Adam Kraft
250:tabernacle
246:Veit Stoss
176:St. Lorenz
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369:from 1525
221:style of
180:Nuremberg
117:Completed
79:, Germany
77:Nuremberg
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98:Style
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