St. Maria Lyskirchen, Cologne

St. Maria Lyskirchen

50°55′59″N 6°57′45″E / 50.93301°N 6.96261°E / 50.93301; 6.96261 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.[1] It was founded in 948, and the present building dates from 1210 to 1220, with some later additions in the Gothic style.[2] The upper parts of the west front were rebuilt in the 19th century.[3] 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.[3] The building received only minor damage during the wars.[1]

The church has a sculptured Romanesque portal,[4] 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.[2] The church contains the "Schiffermadonna" (Seaman's Madonna), a wooden statue of 1420.[5] 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.[6]

  • The interior
    The interior
  • The painted ceiling
    The painted ceiling
  • The Seaman's Madonna
    The Seaman's Madonna

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Captured places[permanent dead link‍], (15-08-2012)
  2. ^ a b St. Maria Lyskirchen (accessed 15-08-2012)
  3. ^ a b Ornamenta Ecclesiae (Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Joseph-Haubrich-Kunsthalle). Vol. 2. Cologne: Stadt Köln. 1985. pp. 106–7.
  4. ^ Sacred Destinations (accessed 16-08-2012)
  5. ^ Holiday Check, (accessed 15-08-2012)
  6. ^ "Triptychon". Romanesque Churches, Köln. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

Further reading

  • Hiltrud Kier: Via Sacra zu Fuß, Kölns Städtebau und die Romanischen Kirchen. Bachem Verlag, Köln 2003 (²/2005) ISBN 3-7616-1704-6.
  • Ulrich Krings, Otmar Schwab: Köln: Die Romanischen Kirchen – Zerstörung und Wiederherstellung. Reihe Stadtspuren Bd. 2, Köln, Bachem Verlag, 2007 (712 S. mit CD Chronologie des Wiederaufbaus).
  • Sybille Fraquelli: Zwölf Tore zum Himmel. Kinder entdecken: Die Romanischen Kirchen in Köln. J.P. Bachem Verlag, Köln 2007. ISBN 978-3-7616-2148-6
  • Hiltrud Kier und Ulrich Krings: Die Romanischen Kirchen in Köln, Köln, 3.Auflage 1986.
  • Sabine Czymmek: Die Kölner Romanischen Kirchen, Schatzkunst, Bd. 1, Köln 2008, Bd. 2, Köln 2009 (= Colonia Romanica, Jahrbuch des Fördervereins Romanische Kirchen Köln e. V. Bd. 22, 2007 und 23, 2008)
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