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The church of St. Thomas ((フランス語:Église Saint-Thomas), (ドイツ語:Thomaskirche)) is a historical building in Strasbourg, eastern France. It is the main Lutheran church of the city since its Cathedral became Catholic again after the annexation of the town by France in 1681. It is nicknamed the "Protestant Cathedral" (''la cathédrale du Protestantisme alsacien'', ''Kathedrale der Protestanten'') or the Old Lady (''Die alte Dame''),〔(Presentation of the Church on the parish website )〕 and the only example of a hall church in the Alsace region. The building is located on the ''Route Romane d'Alsace''. It is classified as a ''Monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture since 1862.〔http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=PA00085032〕 Its congregation forms part of the Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine. == History == The site on which the current church stands was used as a place of worship under the patronage of Thomas the Apostle as early as the sixth century. In the ninth century, Bishop Adelochus established a magnificent church with adjoining school, however both burned down in 1007, and again in 1144. In 1196, construction began on the façade of a new, fortress-like building with an imposing steeple, built in the Roman style. Interrupted several times, the building work was completed in 1521, in the style of the late Gothic. In 1524, the church converted to the Protestant faith (Martin Bucer served there as a Pastor 〔(Bucer in the STC )〕), a status which it maintained despite annexation of Alsace to the Catholic France. It still administers the primary and secondary schools ''École Saint-Thomas'' and ''Foyer Jean Sturm'', as well as the ''Séminaire Protestant'', a seminary located in the adjacent Baroque building.〔(List of institutions administered by the Thomas chapter )〕 The church played a crucial part in the liturgical revival as the place where, from 1888, Friedrich Spitta tested new forms of church service, and where the ''Akademische Kirchenchor'' ((英語:Academic Chorus)) was brought into being. Julius Smend came to preach regularly from 1893, and between 1894 and 1899, the ''Gesangbuch für Elsaß-Lothringen'' ((英語:Hymn Book for Alsace-Lorraine)) was developed there. On May 7, 2006, the church was the place of the official celebration for the creation of the ''Union des églises protestantes d'Alsace et de Lorraine'' (Union of the Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine), or UEPAL. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Thomas, Strasbourg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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