Allerheiligenkirche am Kreuz
Allerheiligenkirche am Kreuz, or Kreuzkirche, is a Catholic cemetery church whose name records a physical fact: it once stood at the crossing of four roads, explaining the suffix “am Kreuz,” “at the Cross.” Built in 1478 by Jörg von Halsbach, it became the first church with a cemetery within the St. Peter parish. Its exterior is straightforward—unadorned brickwork—while the building carries Gothic vaulting and a tall bell tower. Inside, change came early. The interior was rebuilt from 1620 in Baroque style, leaving only limited Gothic elements: the nave’s vault, fragments of a fresco, and a Crucifix by Hans Leinberger. The church also holds specific works tied to later artistic tastes, including Hans Rottenhammer’s “Apparition of the Virgin to St. Augustine” and the Mannerist tomb of banker Gietz. …
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