In the Romanesque church of St. Aposteln in the centre of Cologne, there are 14 figures of saints from different eras (16th-19th century), the so-called 14 Nothelfer (Holy Helpers), which came from the demolished Nothelferkirche. They are: Acacius, Barbara, Blaise, Christopher, Cyriacus, Catherine of Alexandria, Denis, Erasmus of Formia, Eustace, George, Giles, Margaret of Antioch, Pantaleon, and Vitus (not all on the photos).
(November 2024)
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St. Aposteln is a Roman Catholic church and one of the twelve large Romanesque churches in the city of Cologne. Probably built on a predecessor from the 9th century, the church underwent various alterations. It was badly damaged during the Second World War and was rebuilt afterwards (until 1975).
(December 2014)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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