Basilica Of St. Cunibert, Cologne
The Basilica of St. Cunibert also St. Kunibert (, ) is the last of Cologne's Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne, twelve Romanesque churches to be built. It was consecrated 1247, one year before work on the Gothic Cologne Cathedral began. It was declared a minor basilica in 1998 by the then Pope John Paul II. History A small church located at a burial ground north of the Roman city was founded or renewed by Cunibert, ninth Bishop of Cologne. Cunibert was also buried there. After 690 the Two Ewalds were buried in the church as well. The church was originally dedicated to Pope Clement I, Saint Clement, but Cunibert has been venerated alongside him since at least the ninth century, and a monastery called ''Saint Kunibert'' appears in records as far back as 866. Around the middle of the eleventh century the direct predecessor of the current church was built. Later a parish with the Dean (Christianity), dean as parson was allocated to the monastery. The church became a pilgrimage ...
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The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ...
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