Prominently located in the center of the old city, this is one of the most beautiful late Gothic…read morechurches in southern Germany built during 1448-1499 with a free-standing Romanesque tower portal built earlier than the current sanctuary during 1220/30. It was extended and connected with the church in 1238. Eleven pairs of pillars support a varied ribbed vault inside. The high altar with a large shrine tablet (crucifixion scene, around 1490). It's really impressive to be in this church looking at all the details of architecture. I was attempting to imagine the great sounds of the pipe organ (3939 pipes) in this spacious sanctuary... Altars: The Sebastian altar (1520) and Trinity altar (1500) in the south aisle, the cross altar (after 1470) and the neo-Gothic Joseph altar in the north nave, the ciborium altar with Pieta in the ambulatory (1490) was in the 17th century destination of numerous pilgrims. The baptismal font, pulpit and sacraments house are artistic stonemasonry from the time it was built. The famous "pretzel window" indicates a foundation of the bakers' guild. If you are in Dinklesbühl, this is a must stop. You will be amazed to see all the details of this medieval church...

The church was built on the southwestern edge of the city center. The reason for the construction…read morewas the "Host Miracle" in 1381, when a piece of a consecrated host could not be found after a ceiling collapse in the house of a terminally ill patient. The ruins were burned and the missing host is said to have been found intact from the ashes. The Gothic winged altar in the choir was made between 1505 and 1507 for the Church of St. Michael in Fürth. In 1815 it was sold to an art dealer and acquired in 1827 for the St. Salvator Church, as a replacement for the high altar by Sebastian Taigfrom 1518, which was largely destroyed in the course of the Napoleonic Wars. The altar was restored and partially redesigned and enlarged, with figures from the previous altar also being built in. The altar shrine has four movable wings, each painted on both sides, and two fixed wings. If the inner wings are closed, a representation of the Most Holy Trinity appears in the middle, enthroned on clouds and surrounded (in the background) by flocks of praising angels. The paintings were probably created at the end of the 15th century and probably come from the environment of the Nürnberg painter family Traut. The two side altars, the Marien Altar and the Joseph Altar, were created in 1955 by Joseph Steinacker from Wemding to replace the two neo-Gothic side altars, which were removed in the course of a comprehensive redesign of the church in 1879 and 1884. The statue of the Virgin Mary on the Altarpiece was acquired in the art trade in 1954. When the figure was created is unclear. Some sources point to the year 1650, others to the year 1520. The church has been completely renovated since 2001. The work was completed in 2012; the total costs were estimated at 2.43 million €. The costs were raised through a fundraising campaign.