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The Church of Saint Pantaleon ( German pronunciation: [ˌzaŋt panˈtaːleːɔn], Colognian pronunciation: [ˌtsɪnt pan²ˈta²lɪjɔn]) [what does "²" mean?] is an early Romanesque church in Cologne, Germany. The church dates back to the 10th century and is one of the twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne. [1] .
The Church of Saint Pantaleon, in Cologne is a 10th-century Romanesque church, commissioned by the daughter of the Byzantine emperor, Theophanu, who married the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II in 972. It is the oldest church of the cult of Saint Pantaleon west of Byzantium.
It is one of the oldest sacral buildings in Cologne. The monumental church of St. Pantaleon originated at the middle of the 10th century with the founding of a Benedictine abbey by the Archbishop Bruno. His niece by marriage, the Byzantine Theophanu, continued building after Bruno’s death in 965.
- Am Pantaleonsberg 10a, Köln, 50676, Köln, Stadt
The Church of St. Pantaleon is one of the twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne. The church dates back to the 10th century. The former monastery church is consecrated to Saint Pantaleon and the Saints Cosmas and Damian and is the oldest church of the cult of Saint Pantaleon west of Byzantium.
- Am Pantaleonsberg 14, Cologne, Germany
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A church dedicated to the Greek saint and physician Pantaleon (Panteleimon) is first mentioned in Cologne in 866, but it may not have been until the middle of the tenth century that relics of St. Pantaleon actually arrived in Cologne and were deposited in the church.
The Church of Saint Pantaleon is one of the twelve Romanesque churches in the city and was built in the 10th century on the site of a Roman villa. The church was consecrated to Saint Pantaleon and the Saints Cosmas and Damian and is the oldest church of the cult of Saint Pantaleon west of Byzantium. The church was expanded over time, and in 955 ...
