St Thomas' Church is a historic building in Strasbourg, eastern France. It is the main Lutheran church of the city since its cathedral became Catholic again after the annexation of the town by France
Church front with steeple
The church seen in 1450 (from a painting by the Master of the Karlsruhe Passion) and in 2015
Interior, 1903
Central nave
Albert Schweitzer
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Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer was a German polymath from Alsace. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. As a Lutheran minister, Schweitzer ch
St Thomas' Church, Strasbourg
…organ. The other organ is a 1905 organ in the Neo-Baroque style (installed in 1906) built by Fritz Haerpfer, following a design by the organist then, Albert Schweitzer. Monuments at the church date from between 1130 and 1850. Most famous are the richly decorated sarcophagus of Bishop Adelochus (ca. 1130) by the Master…
Schweitzer in 1955
Albert Schweitzer's birthplace in Kaysersberg, now in Alsace in France
Schweitzer in 1912. Oil on canvas painting by Émile Schneider, Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Choir Organ at St Thomas' Church, Strasbourg, designed in 1905 on principles defined by Schweitzer