St. German (Speyer)

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Along with the cathedral, St. German in the south of Speyer is the city's oldest Christian cult site.

history

During excavations on Germansberg in 1946/47, the foundations of a Merovingian site from the 7th century and a Salier period monastery church from the 11th century with transept and apses were found. Roman spoils were also found, which - similar to the construction of the Speyer Cathedral - were reused and can now be seen in the Palatinate Historical Museum .

The monastery, consecrated to Saint Germanus of Paris , existed until 1468 when the monks decided on a safer location within the city ​​walls and the monastery was moved to the St. Moritz parish church . Church and monastery, which after the move often had the addition “in Campo” (German: on the field), were released for demolition in 1485, with part of the monastery still standing as the Michaeliskapelle. The last upright building remains were only demolished and razed at the beginning of the 19th century.

The Speyer seminary has been located on Germansberg since 1956 .

literature

  • The St. German Abbey in front of Speyer , Verl. D. Palatinate. Society z. Promotion d. Knowledge (1955)

Coordinates: 49 ° 18 '27.4 "  N , 8 ° 26' 3.5"  E