St. Thomas Church, Leipzig

51°20′21″N 12°22′21″E / 51.33917°N 12.37250°E / 51.33917; 12.37250

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Thomaskirche St. Thomas Church
Location	Leipzig
Country	Germany
Denomination	Lutheran
Previous denomination	Catholic
Website	www.thomaskirche.org
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Gothic Romanesque (choir/nave)
Years built	12th century 1884–1889 (renovations)
Specifications
Tower height	68 metres (223 ft)
Administration
Division	Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony
Clergy
Pastor(s)	Britta Taddiken
Laity
Director of music	Andreas Reize
Organist(s)	Johannes Lang
Music group(s)	Thomanerchor

The St. Thomas Church (German: Thomaskirche) is a Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany, located at the western part of the inner city ring road in Leipzig's central district. Martin Luther preached in the church in 1539. It is associated with several well-known composers, especially Johann Sebastian Bach, who was its Thomaskantor (music director) from 1723 until his death in 1750. The church holds his remains.

Although rebuilt over the centuries and damaged by Allied incendiary bombs in 1943, the church mainly retains the character of a late-Gothic hall church. The Thomanerchor, the church choir, likely founded in 1212, is an internationally known boys' choir.