St. Matthew was a church in the old town of
Leipzig. During its history it had several names and functions. As a church of the
Franciscan order, built in 1488, it was known as
Barfüßerkirche and
Heiliggeistkirche. It served as a
Lutheran church, known as
Neukirche, from 1699. A new congregation formed in 1876 and named the church
Matthäikirche (St. Matthew). The building was destroyed in a
bombing in 1943.