Basilica of the Holy Apostles, Cologne

The Basilica of the Holy Apostles (German: Basilika St. Aposteln, German pronunciation: [ˌzaŋt ʔaˈpɔstl̩n], Colognian pronunciation: [ˌtsɪnt ʔaˈpɔsˑtəl])^{[help does not use "ˑ"]} is a Romanesque church in Cologne (Köln), located near Innenstadt's busy Neumarkt (Köln) [Wikidata]. The former collegiate church is dedicated to the twelve Apostles. It is one of the twelve Romanesque churches built in Cologne in that period.^[1]

The church has a basilical plan of nave and aisles, and like Groß St. Martin and St. Maria im Kapitol, has three apses at the east end making a trefoil plan. There is a single tower of 67 metres at the west.

References

^ Sacred Destinations:, The Twelve Romanesque Churches of Cologne (accessed 2011-04-17)

Literature

Ralf van Bühren: Kunst und Kirche im 20. Jahrhundert. Die Rezeption des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils, Paderborn: Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh 2008 (ISBN 978-3-506-76388-4)
Annerose Berners: St. Aposteln in Köln. Untersuchungen zur Geschichte eines mittelalterlichen Kollegiatstifts bis ins 15. Jahrhundert, 2 Bde., Diss. Bonn 2004
Sabine Czymmek: Die Kölner romanischen Kirchen, Schatzkunst, Bd. 1, Köln 2008, (ISBN 978-3-7743-0422-2)
Jörg Poettgen: Das spätgotische Geläute von St. Aposteln. Ein unbekanntes Werk des Kölner Meisters Johan van Andernach. In: Colonia Romanica II (1987)
Gottfried Stracke: Köln St. Aposteln, Stadtspuren Band 19 – ISBN 3-7616-1035-1
Norbert Nussbaum: St. Aposteln in Köln – ISBN 3-88094-491-1

External links

Media related to St. Aposteln (Köln) at Wikimedia Commons

official site

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