Marienkirche

From the eastern cathedral square you can see a church triad consisting of the cathedral church, the Dreikönigskapelle and Marienkirche. All three churches date back to older predecessors and were only transformed into a seemingly harmonious complex of Gothic sacral architecture in the course of the 14th and 15th centuries through conversions and extensions. On the left southern side of the cathedral square stands the Gothic choir of the Marienkirche. The oldest parish church in Naumburg probably stood here in the 11th century before the first cathedral was built. In 1343 it was elevated to a collegiate monastery and generously renovated in Gothic style. In the fire of 1532 the church burned down completely except for the choir. The present building essentially dates back to renovations in the late 19th century and serves as a heated winter church and function room. The most important piece of equipment is an organ from the Bautzen company Eule, which is based on the Italian Renaissance.