St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
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St. Thomas Church in Leipzig is a historic Lutheran church renowned as the longtime workplace and burial site of composer Johann Sebastian Bach and as the home of the famed Thomanerchor boys' choir.
Aliases (5)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lutheran church
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church building → landmark → |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
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Late Gothic architecture → |
| associatedWith |
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
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Johann Sebastian Bach → Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra → Thomanerchor → |
| category |
Churches in Leipzig
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Johann Sebastian Bach sites → Lutheran churches in Saxony → |
| city |
Leipzig
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| country |
Germany
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| denomination |
Evangelical-Lutheran
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| foundedAs |
Roman Catholic church
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| function |
parish church
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| hasChoir |
Thomanerchor
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| hasOrgan |
pipe organ
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| hasPart |
Bach grave
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Bach memorial inside the church → St. Thomas Church choir stalls → St. Thomas Church nave → St. Thomas Church tower → |
| heritageDesignation |
cultural heritage monument in Leipzig
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| heritageStatus |
protected monument
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| knownFor |
Lutheran church music tradition
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association with Johann Sebastian Bach → burial site of Johann Sebastian Bach → home of the Thomanerchor boys' choir → |
| locatedIn |
Germany
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Leipzig → Saxony NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time → |
| municipality |
Leipzig
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| musicDirectorTitle |
Thomaskantor
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| namedAfter |
Saint Thomas the Apostle
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| notableClergy |
Johann Hermann Schein
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Johann Kuhnau → Johann Sebastian Bach → Karl Straube → |
| parish |
Evangelical-Lutheran St. Thomas parish, Leipzig
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| primaryUse |
Christian worship
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| religion |
Lutheranism
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| secondaryUse |
concert venue
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| touristAttraction |
yes
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| tradition |
Lutheran liturgical music
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| uses |
German language in services
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Christmas Oratorio
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St Matthew Passion ("Thomaskirche, Leipzig") → |
firstPerformancePlace |
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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burialPlace |
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Johann Christian Bach
("St. Thomas School, Leipzig")
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educatedAt |
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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employer |
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Leipzig
("Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church)")
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hasCulturalInstitution |
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St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
("Evangelical-Lutheran St. Thomas parish, Leipzig")
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parish |
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Johann Sebastian Bach
("Thomaskantor in Leipzig")
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positionHeld |