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St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg
Lutheran church in Hamburg, Germany
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Lutheran church in Hamburg, Germany
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St. Michael's Church, colloquially called Michel, is one of Hamburg's five Lutheran main churches (Hauptkirchen) and one of the most famous churches in the city. St. Michael is a landmark of the city and is considered one of the most important Protestant Baroque churches in northern Germany. The church was purpose-built as a Protestant church, unlike many other Hamburg churches that were originally built by Roman Catholics and converted to Protestantism during the Reformation. It is dedicated to the Archangel Michael. A large bronze statue above the church's main portal shows the archangel conquering the devil.