Königin des Friedens
Maria Königin des Friedens is a Catholic parish church whose story runs straight through Munich’s political and postwar turning points. The parish began in 1935 as a Curacy of Heilig-Kreuz, and the church building project also started in 1935—then, on 24 October 1937, it was consecrated by Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber, the Munich archbishop. The original naming plan aimed for Saint Thomas More, but Faulhaber rejected it to avoid conflict with the National Socialist authorities; that tension is part of why this church matters beyond its architecture. In 1941, Maria Königin des Friedens became an independent parish. After heavy Second World War damage, the church was rebuilt in 1946 and 1947 under Robert Vorhoelzer again. …
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