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Münster District

Ruhr Region

Essen Cathedral (Essener Dom)

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Ruhr Region

Essen Cathedral (Essener Dom)

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Essen Cathedral (Essener Dom)

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    Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    1. Essen-Steele railway bridge – Ruhr Valley View Path loop from Essen Hauptbahnhof

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    2. Grillo Theater Essen – Essen Cathedral (Essener Dom) loop from Essen Hauptbahnhof

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    3. Grillo Theater Essen – Essen Cathedral (Essener Dom) loop from Philharmonie

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    December 23, 2018

    The Essen Minster is the episcopal church of the diocese of Essen, the so-called “Ruhr diocese”. The holy The church dedicated to Cosmas and Damian and the Virgin Mary, which is also called Essen Cathedral, is located on Burgplatz in downtown Essen.

    The previous building was originally the collegiate church of the Essen women's monastery, which was founded around 845 by Altfrid, the Bishop of Hildesheim. The cathedral, which was rebuilt after being destroyed in World War II, is a Gothic hall church made of light sandstone that was built after 1275. The octagonal westwork and the crypt are preserved parts of the previous Ottonian building. There is a cloister to the north of the cathedral. One of his most important art treasures is the Golden Madonna, the oldest fully sculptural figure of the Virgin Mary north of the Alps.

    (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essener_M%C3%BCnster)

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      February 19, 2022

      "The Essen Cathedral is the episcopal church of the Diocese of Essen, the so-called "Ruhr Diocese". The church, consecrated to Saints Cosmas and Damian and the Virgin Mary, which has also been often called Essen Minster since the diocese was founded, is located on Burgplatz in downtown Essen. To the north of the cathedral there is a cloister, which opened up the surrounding buildings of the monastery. The corridor encloses the monastery garden, which is also called the paradise garden. The monastery buildings were attached to the ambulatory. A fountain bubbles in the middle of the open square area on its four sides each measuring exactly 21.5 meters. A hundred-year-old, gnarled mountain ash stands between the heavy grave slabs in the lush green. Since 1960, the members of the Essen Cathedral Chapter have been buried in the middle of the cloister. The south portal shows the patron of the cathedral church, St. Cosmas and Damian. A place of peace and dignity, the cloister and the atrium, connects the Minster Church with the Adoration Church of St. Johann."
      sakrale-häusern.de/kirche_essen_dom_kreuzgang.html

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        January 2, 2020

        The cathedral treasury connected to the Essen cathedral houses one of the most important "church treasures" in Europe. Worth a visit: domschatz-essen.de

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          March 22, 2021

          Absolutely worth seeing and a little surprise in the pedestrian zone - cloister and history instead of buying hats

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            January 9, 2023

            The Essen Minster is an originally Romanesque church that was rebuilt with Gothic elements after a fire.

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              February 19, 2022

              "...Franz Hengsbach was the first bishop of the diocese of Essen, which was newly established in 1958, and one of the most prominent leaders of the Catholic Church in the young Federal Republic. In view of the structural change in the Ruhr area, he tried to help not only with encouraging words, but also with practical initiatives. He was also committed to the universal church earlier than others. The founding of the episcopal Latin America relief organization Adveniat was based on his initiative. ... "
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              rheinische-geschichte.lvr.de/Persoenlichkeiten/franz-hengsbach/DE-2086/lido/57c82b4564a712.69604704

              bistum-essen.de/info/bistum/bischof/fruehere-bischoefe/kardinal-dr-franz-hengsbach
              de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Hengsbach

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                May 17, 2024

                A squat but still worth seeing church building. The cathedral treasury is worth a visit.

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                  June 6, 2024

                  The Essen Minster is a former collegiate church of high historical importance. Not big for a cathedral but well worth seeing. It contains the Golden Madonna and other treasures.

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                    May 5, 2025

                    A historical highlight with the Golden Madonna. Great church music on Sundays.

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                      December 22, 2018

                      Even without the lighting, the cathedral is worth seeing.

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                        October 4, 2020

                        A beautiful sight even in the dark.

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                          November 6, 2017

                          Sunday, October 29th to Saturday, November 11th, 2017, from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

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                            September 18, 2023

                            Very nice, viewing is important

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                              December 9, 2018

                              The Christmas market in front of the cathedral is very cozy

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