St. Anne's Church, Augsburg

The choir of the church, a memorial chapel dedicated to the Fugger family, dates to the early 16th century, and is one of the earliest examples of Renaissance architecture north of the alps.

In 1420, the Goldsmith's chapel, a richly decorated gothic addition, was built by Afra Hirn in memory of her husband, the head of an eminent Augsburg merchant's family.

When he refused to recant, Luther fled Augsburg at night with the help of the Carmelite friar and mayor's son Christoph Langenmantel vom Sparren to avoid being arrested by imperial soldiers.

The nave and aisles of the church were given a baroque renovation in the 17th century, showcasing decoration by Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer, his son, and Johann Georg Bergmüller.

The main body of the church consists of three aisles, and is attached to the Goldsmith's Chapel and the old cloister and adjacent rooms of the Carmelite priory to its north and south, respectively.

Among the features are a marble pavement, an organ with painted shutters, stained glass, choir stalls, a sculptural group of the Lamentation of Christ, and memorial relief tablets in the style of Dürer.

[2] Adding to the oddity is that Jacob Fugger's loans to Cardinal Albert of Brandenburg and the indulgence to repay them were what triggered Martin Luther's Reformation.