Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored.
St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280.
St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s.
St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions.
St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War.
St. Gerion's was established in 612.
St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here.
St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984.
St. Maria Lyskirchem is the smallest of the 12 and was founded in 948.
Great St. Martin's current building dates back to 1150, but the foundation goes back to 960. Also damaged during the war, it was totally restored by 1985.
St. Pantaleon's was built around 870. Archbishop Bruno the Great, brother of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great, is buried here.
St. Severin was established back in the 300s and the oldest parts of the building date back to the 900s.
St. Ursula has the most interesting history as it was built upon the ruins of a Roman cemetery, where 11 000 virgins, killed by the Huns, and associated with the legend of St. Ursula, are said to be buried.
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