St. Jakob, Nuremberg

St. Jakob (St James the Greater) is a medieval church of the former free imperial city of Nuremberg in southern Germany.

The church was founded on 20 February 1209 by Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

In 1531 a preacher was intended, but the church remained in possession of the Catholic Teutonic Order.

In 1632 during the Thirty Years' War King Gustav Adolf expropriated the Teutonic Order, and handed the church to the city of Nuremberg and which carried out an extensive renovation.

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St Jakob, Nuremberg
High altar in St Jakob, Nuremberg dating from 1360. When closed, the left hand panel shows the Nativity, and the right hand panel shows the Crucifixion
Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
The Steinmeyer organ