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Minoritenkirche, Cologne

Cologne, Germany

The Minoritenkirche or Church of the Immaculate Conception (German – St. Mariä Empfängnis) is a Catholic church on the Kolpingplatz in Cologne. Built in the 13th century, it is now used by the Franciscan and the Kolpingwerk social association. It is notable for containing the tombs of Duns Scotus and Adolph Kolping, both of whom were beatified by Pope John Paul II – Kolping was also ordained priest in the church. Kolping and Scotus both feature on the new west doors designed by Paul Nagel in 2006.

Church data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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