Dominican Church of St. Andrew — Attraction in Cologne

The Church of St. Andrew is an interesting Romanesque church located in the old town. First built in the 10th century, it wasn’t rebuilt in the Romanesque until the 12th century. It’s not much to look at from the outside. Inside the church has some points of interest.

The church has a crypt with the remains of the 13th-century theologian and natural philosopher St. Albertus Magnus, stored in a stone sarcophagus. There’s also a reliquary gilded with copper. , known as the Maccabee shrine. According to tradition is said to contain relics of the seven holy Maccabee brothers and their mother Salome. The interior also has some a mix of pretty contemporary and traditional stained glass windows.

As befits a church dedicated to Saint Andrew, there’s sculptures and paintings depicting the saint and the X cross associated with him. Including a painting of his crucifixion.

Not a must see, but worth a lot...

The Basilica of St. Andrew is one of the twelve major Romanesque churches in Cologne. It is located in the district Altstadt-Nord and is within walking distance of the cathedral. St. Andrew is a three-nave pillar basilica containing Romanesque and Gothic elements. The location of St. Andrew presumably goes back to an early Christian chapel named St. Matthaeus in fossa. Historical documents prove in the second half of the 10th century the founding of a choir monastery dedicated to St. Andrew; The early Romanesque church building with crypt, initiated by Archbishop Bruno, was consecrated by Archbishop Gero in 974 to St. Andrew as...

OK I was visiting and mass started. I took a seat on the back row. No pocketbook on site. A woman came in and gave me the biggest "get the hell out of my spot look". I waited a minute after she sat on the other side and moved. I'm glad it was not my grave, bam she jumped in that spot. After 45 minutes and people still...