St. Pantaleon
An early Romanesque monastery church in the Südstadt with an Ottonian westwork – burial place of the Byzantine empress Theophanu.
St. Pantaleon is one of the oldest of Cologne's twelve Romanesque churches and stands in the southern old town. It is famous for its monumental Ottonian westwork and as the burial place of Empress Theophanu.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-06-24
At a glance
- Style: Early Romanesque / Ottonian
- Founded: 955 as a Benedictine abbey by Archbishop Bruno
- Location: southern old town
- Notable: Ottonian westwork; tomb of Empress Theophanu
An imperial legacy
Archbishop Bruno, brother of Emperor Otto the Great, founded a Benedictine monastery here in 955. The Byzantine princess Theophanu, wife of Emperor Otto II, was buried in St. Pantaleon in 991 – her tomb still recalls Cologne's close ties to the empire. The massive westwork is among the most important works of Ottonian architecture.
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