The Trinity Church is a religious building in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

, southern

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. It is a votive church and was designed in Bavarian Baroque style according to plans from

Giovanni Antonio Viscardi Giovanni Antonio Viscardi (27 December 1645 – 9 September 1713) was a Swiss architect of the baroque, who worked mostly in Bavaria. Biography Giovanni Antonio Viscardi was born in San Vittore, Grisons. He was descended from a family wh ...

from 1711 to 1718. It is a monastery church of the

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and a church of the Metropolitan parish of Our Blessed Lady. During the Second World War this was the only church in the center of Munich, which had been spared from destruction by bombs. A pledge was kept (due to the prophecy of Anna Maria Lindmayr); people hoped to be spared by the Austrians during the Spanish Succession war.

Architecture

The church is Munich's first church building in late baroque style. The central building, with its dome and elaborate entrance, was built after Viscardi's death in 1713 by

Enrico Zuccalli Enrico Zuccalli (''Johann Heinrich Zuccalli''; c. 1642 – 8 March 1724) was a Swiss architect who worked for the Wittelsbach regents of Bavaria and Cologne. Biography Zuccalli was born in Roveredo, Switzerland. From 1669 he lived in Munich ...

. The double-faced south façade protrudes the front of the houses of the street. The polygonal main entrance is divided by columns and strong baroque cornices. Important works by Cosmas Damian Asam (ceiling paintings in the dome), Joseph Ruffini, Andreas Faistenberger, Johann Baptist Straub and Johann Georg Baader can be admired inside. The spire which lost its steepletop in World War II is situated further north next to the former convent. The patronal feast is All Saints Holy Trinity (the Sunday after Whitsun).

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Photo spread of Dreifaltigkeitskirche / Trinity Church
Baroque architecture in Munich Roman Catholic churches in Munich Cultural heritage monuments in Munich {{Germany-church-stub