St. Maria in Jerusalem

50°56′18″N 6°57′32″E / 50.93833°N 6.95897°E / 50.93833; 6.95897 St. Maria in Jerusalem was a chapel for the city council of Cologne in Germany.[1] It was built between 1424 and 1426 when the Michaelskapelle over the market gate began to prove too small.[2] It was secularised and deconsecrated during the French Revolutionary Wars and destroyed in bombing during World War II.

References

  1. ^ Coomans, Thomas (2012). Loci Sacri: Understanding Sacred Places. Leuven University Press. p. 240. ISBN 978-90-5867-842-3. Retrieved 5 October 2025. St Maria in Jerusalem in Cologne was originally built as a synagogue by the Jewish community. After the expulsion of the Jews of Cologne in 1424, the city council transformed the structures of the synagogue into a church named ...
  2. ^ Meier, Hans-Rudolf; Wohlleben, Marion (2000). Bauten und Orte als Träger von Erinnerung: die Erinnerungsdebatte und die Denkmalpflege (in German). vdf Hochschulverlag AG. p. 212. ISBN 978-3-7281-2732-7. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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