A new congregation formed in 1876 and named the church Matthäikirche (St. Matthew).

The church was built from 1488 for the Franciscan order Barfüßer ("Barefeet") and known as the Barfüßerkirche.

It was dedicated in 1502 to the Holy Spirit and therefore also called Franziskanerkirche zum Heiligen Geist and Heiliggeistkirche.

[5][6] The building served as a prison in 1806 during the War of the Fourth Coalition, and from 1813 as a hospital.

[2] In 1876 a new congregation formed and named the church Matthäikirche (St. Matthew), after remodeling in Gothic revival style by Oskar Mothes [de].