Konstanz Minster
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Konstanz Minster or Konstanz Cathedral (
History
The first mention of a church in Konstanz dedicated to the
St Maurice’s Rotunda (Holy Sepulchre) was built in 940 on orders of Bishop Konrad (934 - 975) who was canonized in 1123. The relics of Saint Pelagius were also kept in the minster.
In 1052, the cathedral collapsed. Its reconstruction took place under Bishop Rumold von Konstanz (1051 - 1069), with the eastern transept and three naves separated by 16 monoliths.
The next 300 years saw the construction of one tower, followed by the second, then a great fire destroyed one tower along with parts of the basilica as well as 96 other houses in the city. The south tower was completed in 1378.
From 1414 to 1418 the cathedral hosted the
dividing the Church, was enthroned in this Cathedral in 1417.In 1415 Jan Hus, because of his teachings, was condemned as a heretic by the Council who, at this time, was without a Pope. He was then delivered to the secular power who condemned him to death, tied him to a stake and publicly burnt him alive.
Between 1418 and 1525, the Cathedral was adapted to Gothic style by master craftsmen. In the period from 1526 to 1551, the Bishop left Konstanz because of the
The subsequent centuries saw the addition of more paintings, wrought iron gates and sculptures, as well as the replacement and repair of destroyed items. Of note is the replacement of the painted Romanesque wooden ceiling by brick vaulting in 1637.
In 1821, Konstanz's bishopric, the largest in
In 1955
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The façade in 1840
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Plan of the cathedral
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St Maurice's Rotunda
References
- ^ Paul Corby Finney (2017). The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology, Volume 1. William B Eerdmans. p. 354.
External links
- Media related to Konstanz Minster at Wikimedia Commons
- Some spherical panoramas of the Cathedral of Constance