Griechische Gemeinde (Greek Orthodox Church), Aachen

Saint Michael's is a church in Aachen, Germany. It was built as a church of the Aachen Jesuit Collegium in 1628, later it was a Catholic parish church and is now a church of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Germany.

The Jesuitenstrasse (Jesuits road) already existed in Roman times and was the Via Principalis a military camp. In 1579 two Jesuits, who held religious services in the Saint Anna Chapel, came to Aachen. They however, left the city in 1581. In 1600 the council of the town took the decision to recruit and settle Jesuits in Aachen. In 1618 the ground-breaking ceremony was held on May 28 and in 1628 the church was completed. Jesuits were important for the town as they were responsible for the educational system at that time, from 1715 they offered a complete a theological degree program.

With the dissolution of the Jesuit Order in September 1773 the church was closed and converted into a granary during the French period, later it was used as a parish church.

The three-galleried basilica was built between 1617 and 1628, and the tower between 1658 and 1668 which this is oriented to the northwest and is located at the front of the choir. The building is stylistically attributed to the Rhine mannerism. Due to the many similarities of the design and the execution of both the Jesuit church in Molsheim and Church of the Assumption in Cologne the church is attributed to the Baroque architect Christoph Wamser. However, the vertically structured facade of the Renaissance-building remained unfinished until 1891 when the renowned architect Peter Friedrich Peters added some parts.