Theatine Church, Munich

Theatine Church
German: Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan
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48°08′31″N 11°34′35″E / 48.14194°N 11.57639°E / 48.14194; 11.57639
Location	Salvatorplatz [de] 2a Munich, Bavaria
Country	Germany
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.theatinerkirche.de
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Saint Cajetan
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Baroque
Years built	1663–1688 1676–1690 (towers) 1765–1768 (façade)
Specifications
Capacity	400[1]
Width	15.5 metres (51 ft)[1]
Number of domes	1
Dome diameter (outer)	17.7 metres (58 ft)
Number of towers	2
Tower height	64.6 metres (212 ft)[1]
Administration
Archdiocese	Munich and Freising
Clergy
Pastor(s)	P. Dr. Robert Mehlhart OP
Laity
Director of music	Dr. Robert Mehlhart OP, since 2012
Organist(s)	Riccardo Ricci (since 2023)

The Theatine Church of St. Cajetan and Adelaide (German: Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan und Adelheid)^[2] is a Catholic church in Munich, southern Germany. Built from 1663 to 1690, it was founded by Elector Ferdinand Maria and his wife, Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, as a gesture of thanks for the birth of the long-awaited heir to the Bavarian crown, Prince Max Emanuel, in 1662. Now administered by the Dominican Friars, it is also known as the Dominican Priory of St. Cajetan.

The church was built in Italian high-Baroque style, inspired by Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome, designed by the Italian architect Agostino Barelli. His successor, Enrico Zuccalli, added two 66 meters high towers, originally not planned, and then finished the 71-metre-high (233 ft) dome in 1690. The church is 72 metres (236 ft) long and 15.5 metres (51 ft) wide. The facade in Rococo style was completed only in 1768 by François de Cuvilliés. Its Mediterranean appearance and yellow coloring became a well known symbol for the city and had much influence on Southern German Baroque architecture.