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Church of Saint Mary of Lyskirchen

General Information

Beginning of works: 1190
Completion: 1220
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Church

Location

Location: , ,
Address: An Lyskirchen 8
Coordinates: 50° 55' 59.16" N    6° 57' 46.01" E
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Excerpt from Wikipedia

St. Maria Lyskirchen is one of twelve Romanesque churches in Cologne, Germany.

History

St. Maria Lyskirchen is the smallest of the twelve Romanesque churches in Cologne. It was founded in 948, and the present building dates from 1210–20, with some later additions in the Gothic style. The upper parts of the west front were rebuilt in the 19th century. The church is in the form of a three-aisled basilica, with a chancel flanked by two towers, only one of which was constructed to its full height, and an eastern apse. The building received only minor damage during the wars.

The church has a sculptured Romanesque portal, and a cycle of 13th century ceiling paintings. Rediscovered in the 19th century, they are unique in Cologne and show stories from the Old and New Testaments. The church contains the "Schiffermadonna" (Seaman's Madonna), a wooden statue of 1420. A triptych by Joos van Cleve, with a central panel of the Lamentation, was sold in 1812; a few years later it was replaced with a copy by Benedikt Beckenkamp, which remains in the church.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "St. Maria Lyskirchen, Cologne" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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  • Structure-ID
    20026034
  • Published on:
    01/02/2007
  • Last updated on:
    28/05/2021
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