In the possession of the Kunibertstift, a chapel belonging to the abbey was named as a branch of the abbey in 1236. In 1260 the auxiliary altar of the chapel was consecrated by Auxiliary Bishop Heinrich I of Montfort to St. Catherine.

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January 21, 2018

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Old Katharina is a gem in the old fishing village Niehl. Here the Nippeser drove and ran to the service, because they had no own church yet. For the faithful from Nippes the way led over the still existing "Niehler Kirchweg".

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April 15, 2018

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For centuries, the Old Niehl Church was also the place of worship for today's suburbs of Riehl, Nippes and Mauenheim, as the street name Niehler Kirchweg clearly shows. In the …

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