The construction works of the church started in November 1895 within the framework of the construction of the Neustadt district. The church was designed by architect Ludwig Becker from Mainz,[1] whose preliminary draft was selected during an architectural competition in 1893. After several years of construction works, the church was consecrated on 28 May 1899.[2][3] It was originally the church of the Catholic garrison of the city.
On 21 February 2013, the church was vandalised by a man who damaged about fifteen statues and laid an Islamic prayer rug and a Qur'an which he had stolen in a mosque. The man probably suffered from mental illness.[4]
A 1897 cast of Paul Dubois's statue of Joan of Arc is located to the east of St Maurice's Church.[1] The statue used to stand at the entrance of the church but was moved after Place Arnold was renovated.[1]
Interior
The main altar shows the life of St. Maurice, while the upper crucifix is surrounded by representations of St. Mary and St. John.[6]
In the southern chapel, an altarpiece depicts the Virgin Mary.[6]
The side chapel has a modern artwork made by Sylvie Lander.[6]
All the windows of the church are filled with stained glass.[6]
Organ
The organ of the church was made by Friedrich Weigle in 1899. It has 43 stops and 3 keyboards, as follows:[7]
Suzanne Braun; Jacques Hampé (photographs); Victor Beyer (preface) (2002). "L'église Saint-Maurice". Églises de Strasbourg (in French). Strasbourg: Oberlin. pp. 188–193. ISBN2-85369-237-X.
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