St. Aegidien Church has traditionally been the church of the artisans and was built in AD 1300. In the ongoing years, it was expanded to a basilica with a nave and two aisles. The nave is 15.3 m high and the side aisles are 11.3 m high. The church contains historical items from the Baroque and Renaissance periods, such as an organ and mural paintings in the choir and hall. Although St. Aegidien is the smallest church of the five important churches in Luebeck`s centre, it has the largest congregation with 4,700 members. The church tower is 86 m high and has a square base. It was restored in the year 1840 and its design is similar to St. Mary Church´s. During the World War II, St. Aegidien Church was barely spared by the bombs of the British air raids.
1227 St. Aegidien was first mentioned.
1200- 1250 St. Aegidien Church was built with one nave.
1300-1350 The tower and two side aisles were extended by artisans.
1446 The choir was finished.
1451 The first organ was built.
1530 The first communion was celebrated.
1624 Another organ was built by the Hans Scherer workshop.
1806 A bomb hit the church but did not explode.
1942 Hard air raids could not destroy the building but the air pressure of detonating
bombs destroyed the stained glass.