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Historical Archive: St. Michael's, Hildesheim Exterior 1010-1022 under Bishop Bernward (reg. 993-1022, canonized 1193) church consecrated 1022, newly completed parts consecrated 1033 and 1036 fire, reconsecration 1186 by Bishop Adelog parts cloister 1200-50 Protestant from 1542 secularized 1803, liturgical use reinstituted 1855-57 hospice with bowling alley 1827-1943, then SS training facility bombed 22 March 1945, rebuilt; cloister west wing rebuilt 1953 Because the entire structure was rebuilt after 1945, previous restorations are not noted here. reconsecrated 1960 from south/southwest transept to transept, from south nave/aisle and eastern transept, from south nave/aisle with main entry, from south western transept/crossing tower, nave/aisle from southeast transept to transept, from south/southeast from south/southeast from south/southeast, more to east transept to transept, from southeast eastern end from southeast eastern end from east/southeast eastern end from east/northeast north aisle, western transept, cloister from east with c.1230-50 arcade north nave/aisle, western crossing tower/transept, cloister from east/northeast eastern crossing tower/transept, north nave/aisle, western crossing tower/transept from northeast transept to transept, from northeast eastern transept from north nave/aisle, western crossing tower/transept, cloister from north transept to transept, from north/northwest eastern transept/crossing tower, north nave/aisle from northwest building incorporating cloister, western end from northwest western end from west/northwest western end from west/northwest, closer from west, Klosterstraße western end, western crossing tower/transept from southwest western end, western crossing tower/transept from south/southwest from south/southwest