St. Gumbertus

Welcome to St. Gumbertus

Saint Gumbert, Ansbach's patron saint, laid the foundation stone for a monastery here. The former collegiate church from 748 with Gothic extensions and a three-tower façade is considered Ansbach's landmark. The baroque hall building was created between 1736 and 1738 by Leopoldo Retti. Worth seeing are the late Gothic choir and the Swan Knight Chapel. The baroque organ - designed by Johann Christoph Wiegleb between 1736 and 1738 - is considered the most important organ in Franconia. Its case by Leopoldo Retti is one of the most magnificent works of the late Baroque period. Beneath the chapel are the Romanesque crypt (around 1040) and the princely crypt with 25 coffins of the Ansbach margraves of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Today, St. Gumbertus is the venue for a variety of church events, e.g. performances by Ansbach Church Music, the Windsbach Boys' Choir and during the Bach Week.
Kaspar Hauser was confirmed in the Schwanenritterkapelle on May 20, 1833. Pastor Fuhrmann became a fatherly friend of Kaspar Hauser after his confirmation classes. He had both the sermon for the confirmation ceremony and the funeral sermon published in print.