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Severinskirche
Founded
in
the
fourth
century
as
a
cemetery
chapel,
the
church
interior
was
continuously
expanded
and
changed
in
the
following
centuries.
Severin
(Severinus,
approx.
330-400),
Holy
Bishop
of
Cologne
(397)
was
the
third
bishop
of
Cologne.
His
veneration
comes
from
the
St.
Severin
Church
in
Cologne,
where
the
bones
of
the
saint
are
also
located.
Essentially,
there
are
only
two
written
sources
that
provide
clues
about
Severin's
life
and
tenure:
The
Cologne
bishops'
lists,
which
have
been
created
since
the
early
Middle
Ages,
list
him
as
the
third
incumbent
known
by
name
after
Maternus
and
Euphrates.
Around
580,
Bishop
Gregory
of
Tours
(episcopate
573-594)
also
describes
the
life
of
his
predecessor,
St.
Martin,
who
died
in
396
or
397.
It
also
mentions
Martin's
Ascension,
which
the
Cologne
Bishop
Severin
experienced
in
a
vision
when
he
visited
the
holy
sites
of
his
episcopal
city
of
Cologne
with
clerics.
From
this
legendary
story
it
can
be
concluded
that
Severin
was
bishop
in
Cologne
at
the
time
of
Martin
von
Tours's
death
The
main
place
of
worship
of
St.
Severin
is
the
Church
of
St.
Severin,
where
a
corresponding
cult
of
saints
can
be
traced
back
to
the
second
half
of
the
6th
century.
Severin's
first
burial
probably
took
place
on
the
Roman
burial
ground
around
St.
Severin.
Due
to
the
original
construction,
St.
Severin
is
one
of
the
twelve
large
Romanesque
churches
in
Cologne.
Due
to
changes
in
later
centuries,
the
interior
gives
a
more
Gothic
impression.
The
shrine
of
St.
Severin,
built
in
1819,
is
raised
in
the
rear
area
of
the
high
choir.
In
it
are
the
bones
of
the
saint.
Furthermore,
a
cross
'Jesus
on
the
plague
cross'
is
available.
Frankish
and
Roman
graves
and
a
Carolingian
foundation
wall
were
found
under
the
church.
