St. Quintins-Kapelle, Romanesque church in Essen, Germany
St. Quintins-Kapelle was a Romanesque church building with a rectangular layout and an extended choir section, documented through drawings before its demolition in 1823. The structure stood in the northwestern part of the city near other medieval religious buildings.
The chapel was probably founded around 835 by Saint Altfrid, founder of the Abbey of Essen, who acquired relics of Saint Quintin. It served an important function in the religious community for several centuries before being demolished in the early 1800s.
The chapel was dedicated to Saint Quintin and served as a focus for the daily prayers of the Benedictine nuns from the nearby convent. Its spiritual purpose and the saint it honored left a lasting mark on how people thought about this area of the city.
The location of the former chapel is marked by a commemorative plaque on a modern office building situated north of Essen Minster. An alley called 'An St. Quintin' between the business complex and St. John the Baptist parish church helps visitors understand where this structure once stood.
Detailed church regulations from the 13th century survive that describe the specific role of this chapel in the convent's daily worship routines and monastic life. These written records provide rare insights into how medieval religious buildings like this one functioned within their communities.
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