One of the walls of bones in the Golden ChamberA portion of the collection of skull relics in the Golden Chamber
The Golden Chamber, or Goldene Kammer, of the church contains the alleged remains of St. Ursula and her 11,000 virgins who are said to have been killed by the Huns, possibly around the time of the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.
The walls of the Golden Chamber are covered in bones arranged in designs and/or letters along with relic skulls. The exact number of people whose remains are in the Golden Chamber remains ambiguous but the number of skulls in the reliquary is greater than 11 and less than 11,000. These remains were found in 1106 in a mass grave and were assumed to be those of the legend of St. Ursula and the 11,000 virgins. Therefore, the church constructed the Golden Chamber to house the bones. The bones themselves are neatly arranged in "zigzags and swirls and even in the shapes of Latin words."[3]
Heinz Firmenich: St. Ursula und die Maria-Ablaß-Kapelle in Köln. Rheinischer Verein für Denkmalpflege und Landschaftsschutz, Köln 1976, ISBN3-88094-150-5
Werner Schäfke: Kölns romanische Kirchen. Architektur Kunst Geschichte. Emons, Köln 2004, ISBN3-89705-321-7
basilica, ursula, cologne, basilica, church, ursula, german, ˌzaŋt, ˈʔʊʁzula, colognian, ˌtsɪnt, ˈʔoʒəla, located, cologne, north, rhine, westphalia, germany, built, upon, ancient, ruins, roman, cemetery, where, virgins, associated, with, legend, saint, ursula. The Basilica church of St Ursula German ˌzaŋt ˈʔʊʁzula Colognian ˌtsɪnt ˈʔoʒela is located in Cologne North Rhine Westphalia Germany It is built upon the ancient ruins of a Roman cemetery where the 11 000 virgins associated with the legend of Saint Ursula are said to have been buried 1 The church has an impressive reliquary created from the bones of the former occupants of the cemetery It is one of the twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne 2 and was designated a Minor Basilica on 25 June 1920 While the nave and main tower are Romanesque the choir has been rebuilt in the Gothic style Church from the eastInterior of St Ursula Contents 1 The Golden Chamber 2 See also 3 References 4 Literature 5 External linksThe Golden Chamber edit nbsp One of the walls of bones in the Golden Chamber nbsp A portion of the collection of skull relics in the Golden ChamberThe Golden Chamber or Goldene Kammer of the church contains the alleged remains of St Ursula and her 11 000 virgins who are said to have been killed by the Huns possibly around the time of the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains There are various theories relating to the origin of the legend of the 11 000 virgins one is that the original legend said 11 virgins accompanied St Ursula but later readings misread the abbreviation M for martyrs as Latin numeral M for 1000 which over time lead to 11 000 The walls of the Golden Chamber are covered in bones arranged in designs and or letters along with relic skulls The exact number of people whose remains are in the Golden Chamber remains ambiguous but the number of skulls in the reliquary is greater than 11 and less than 11 000 These remains were found in 1106 in a mass grave and were assumed to be those of the legend of St Ursula and the 11 000 virgins Therefore the church constructed the Golden Chamber to house the bones The bones themselves are neatly arranged in zigzags and swirls and even in the shapes of Latin words 3 See also editTwelve Romanesque churches of Cologne List of basilica churches in Germany Victor von Carben Saint Ursula Cologne Cathedral German architecture Romanesque architecture List of regional characteristics of Romanesque churches Romanesque secular and domestic architectureReferences edit Dunton Larkin 1896 The World and Its People Silver Burdett p 185 Sacred Destinations The Twelve Romanesque Churches of Cologne accessed 2011 04 17 Church of St Ursula Literature editHeinz Firmenich St Ursula und die Maria Ablass Kapelle in Koln Rheinischer Verein fur Denkmalpflege und Landschaftsschutz Koln 1976 ISBN 3 88094 150 5 Werner Schafke Kolns romanische Kirchen Architektur Kunst Geschichte Emons Koln 2004 ISBN 3 89705 321 7 Hiltrud Kier Ulrich Krings Die Romanischen Kirchen in Koln Vista Point Verlag Koln 1991 ISBN 3 88973 601 7 Gernot Nurnberger Die Ausgrabungen in St Ursula zu Koln Dissertation Friedrich Wilhelms Universitat Bonn 2002 Sabine Czymmek Die Kolner romanischen Kirchen Schatzkunst Bd 2 Koln 2009 Colonia Romanica Jahrbuch des Fordervereins Romanische Kirchen Koln e V Bd XXIII 2008 S 225 289 ISBN 978 3 7743 0422 2External links edit nbsp Media related to St Ursula Koln at Wikimedia Commons Basilica of St Ursula Cologne at Structurae 50 56 45 N 6 57 16 E 50 94583 N 6 95444 E 50 94583 6 95444 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Basilica of St Ursula Cologne amp oldid 1212829400, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
