Eye-catcher on the banks of the Isar River: The Church of St. Maximilian

Church of St. Maximilian: Information about the "Notre dame of the Isar"

With its distinctive towers, the church of St. Maximilian is an eye-catcher on the banks of the Isar. The parish priest Rainer Maria Schießler is also known beyond the city limits.

Deutinger Str. 4 , 80469 München

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Informationen zur Sanierung ab 22. April 2025

Wegen umfangreicher Sanierungs- und Brandschutzmaßnahmen bleibt die Kirche nach Ostern 2025 (20./21. April) für etwa zwei Jahre geschlossen.

Während dieser Zeit werden die Sonntagsmessen der Pfarrei St. Maximilian im zweiwöchentlichen Wechsel mit dem Pfarrverband Isar-Vorstadt in der Kirche St. Anton (Kapuzinerstraße) um 10 Uhr gefeiert. Für die Abendmessen steht weiterhin die Korbinianskapelle im Seitenschiff für die Abendmessen am Dienstag, Donnerstag und Samstag zur Verfügung. Der Zugang erfolgt über den linken Seitengarten.

Die Baumaßnahmen umfassen unter anderem:

die Ertüchtigung der Holztragwerke im Dachbereich sowie in den Dachgeschossen und Türmen
die Beseitigung von Brandschutzmängeln
die Erneuerung der Heizungs- und Elektrotechnik im Rahmen des vorbeugenden Brandschutzes
die Sanierung der Entwässerungsanlagen
sowie die Sanierung von Mauerwerksrissen und steinkonservatorischen Schäden.

Die Gesamtkosten belaufen sich auf rund 5,8 Millionen Euro. Davon trägt die Kirchenstiftung St. Maximilian rund 880.000 Euro (15 Prozent), den Rest übernimmt die Erzdiözese München und Freising.

St. Maximilan at a glance

St. Maximilian is located directly on the eastern bank of the Isar opposite the Isar meadows between the Reichenbach Bridge and the Wittelsbacher Bridge. It is not only because of its location that it is one of Munich's most famous buildings. Here are the most important facts about the Roman Catholic parish church:

St. Maximilian was built between 1892 and 1908 in neo-Romanesque style. However, the church was consecrated as early as 1901.
Its distinctive twin towers also gave it the nickname "Notre Dame on the Isar" in the past. Until their destruction in World War II, the towers had pointed spires - they were dispensed with during reconstruction.
The parish priest of St. Maximilian since 1993 is Rainer Maria Schießler, whose unconventional pastoral care has made him famous far beyond Munich's city limits. Among other things, he is a book author and worked as a waiter at the Oktoberfest.

Rainer Maria Schießler ist seit 1993 Pfarrer der Kirche St. Maximilian

Architecture of the church and info about the parish

The imposing building of St. Maximilian in the neo-Romanesque style came about because Munich's rapid growth at the end of the 19th century made new churches necessary. Two years after its consecration in 1901, "Notre-Dame der Isar" became an independent Catholic parish. After the Second World War, the church was badly damaged, so that reconstruction had to begin in 1949. In 1953 St. Maximilian was ready be consecrated again. However, the pointed tower roofs that characterized the building before the bombings were not rebuilt.

A total of six bells chime in the two towers. Inside the church, the high altar from 1905 and the Madonna of Mary altar are among the greatest works of art. Today, the parish of St. Maximilian includes the entire Glockenbach district.