The Church of the Order, Bayreuth

The Princess of the margrave churches

It was the first large, splendidly furnished brand new building. It looks magnificent on the outside too, with its ground plan in the shape of a Greek cross, its high windows, decorative details and tall tower. But only inside can the total richness of the baroque main body of the church, as splendid as a ballroom, be appreciated. Georg Wilhelm, later to become Margrave, engaged the best master builders and artists of the region to build him ‘his church’ with its prince’s box in his new town of ‘St George by the Lake’.
From the main west door, you walk to the marble font which stands in the centre of the room. During the week the precious wood cover, carved by Elias Räntz, is kept in the sacristy. On the ceiling above, the central painting is likewise of the Baptism. In front, above the altar, is the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples. Every surface is painted with scenes from the Old and New Testaments, and this wealth of paintings fits in very well with the plasterwork of the court stucco artist Bernardo Quadri: rich decoration with many flowers.
The pulpit altar and the canopy above it are also the work of the court sculptor Räntz. God the Father and God the Son sit enthroned above the pulpit; the golden triangle sparkles above the organ, each of them encircled by a shining halo of rays of light. The church takes its present name from the coats of arms of the noblemen who belonged to the Order of Sincerity, and who were permitted to display their heraldic shields on the galleries.

Discover
the church.

The Church of the Order
St. Georgen 50
95448 Bayreuth

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 09:00-16:00
April - October: open until 18:00

Evang.-Luth. Pfarramt Bayreuth-St. Georgen
0921 871105-11
pfarramt@ordenskirche.de
ordenskirche.de

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Car parking
  • Charging station electric bikes
  • Charging station electric cars
  • Public transport
  • Food and drink
  • Church tours

Explore
the surroundings.

It's worth going a little bit further: many churches lie on lovely cycle, walking and pilgrim paths. You will find an overview of them in the following map, as well as places worth seeing nearby. It also has links to local area, church and tourist information websites.

Bike tracks, pilgrim paths and hiking trails close to The Church of the Order:

Main-Radweg (Roter Main) 557 km Pegnitz-Radweg 82 km Pottenstein-Radweg 48 km Fichtelgebirgs-Radweg 83 km Bayreuth Land BT 7 21 km Bayreuth Land BT 8 28 km Radrunde Oberfranken 552 km Fränkische Schweiz-Radweg 66 km Haidenaab-Radweg 91 km Nortwaldweg – Fernwanderweg 88 km Jean-Paul-Weg 200 km Rotmain-Wanderweg 25 km Jakobsweg Hof-Bayreuth-Nürnberg 183 km Bayreuth Land BT 3 – Von Schloss Fantaisie nach Bayreuth 25 km Bayreuth Radring – Äußerer Radring 49 km Casanovas Ausritt 191 km Die Burgenstraße 950 km Mitteleuropa-Route-EuroVelo 4 5100 km Obermain-Frankenwald-Tour 236 km Radweg D11 Ostsee-Oberbayern 1694 km Saar-Mosel-Main – D-Route 5 987 km Thermentour 125 km

Visit the
events.

Find more events on the church's website or the Evangelische Termine portal (Evangelical events portal).