St. Andreas
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St. Andreas is an 10th century Romanesque
church located in the old town of Cologne
, Germany. It is one of twelve churches built in Cologne in that period.
Archbishop Gero consecrated the church in 974, dedicating it to St. Andreas (St Andrew), although an earlier church at the site was dedicated to St. Matthew. In the 12th century the church was rebuilt in the Romanesque
style, and was probably completed after the great fire of Cologne in 1220.
In the crypt of the church lies a Roman
sarcophagus from the 3rd century, which holds the remains of the 13th century theologian and natural philosopher St. Albertus Magnus.
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
church located in the old town of Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany. It is one of twelve churches built in Cologne in that period.
Archbishop Gero consecrated the church in 974, dedicating it to St. Andreas (St Andrew), although an earlier church at the site was dedicated to St. Matthew. In the 12th century the church was rebuilt in the Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
style, and was probably completed after the great fire of Cologne in 1220.
In the crypt of the church lies a Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
sarcophagus from the 3rd century, which holds the remains of the 13th century theologian and natural philosopher St. Albertus Magnus.