Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Adolph Kolping

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior". The Conventual Franciscans (aka Minorites), had this Gothic church built. The early Gothic choir was erected 1245 to 1260, the nave was completed in the 14th century. Here is the tomb of Adolph Kolping. Adolph Kolping, born to a family of as poor shepherd in 1813, proved to be an able student while in school from but his poorness prevented him from furthering his education. In 1831 he travelled to Cologne as a shoemaker's assistant and became shocked with the living conditions of the working class that lived there. He decided to become a priest, though he remained a shoemaker until 1841. Kolping was ordained to the priesthood in 1845 in the "Minoritenkirche". He first served in Elberfeld, a center of industrialisation in that time After his return to Cologne he established Cologne's branch of the "Gesellenverein", the origin of the present international "Kolpingwerk". He is remembered as the "Father of All Apprentices" www.kolpingwerk-europa.net/en/home.html

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior". The Conventual Franciscans (aka Minorites), had this Gothic church built. The early Gothic choir was erected 1245 to 1260, the nave was completed in the 14th century. After the French troops occupied Cologne in 1794, the convent had to leave and the building was used for storage. The church became property of the cathedral chapter. and a renovation started. Adolph Kolping, the "Father of All Apprentices", was the second president of the "Gesellenverein" ("Journeymen's Union") had used this church for the Gesellenverein since 1849. After the 262 separate air raids, conducted on Cologne during WWII fire had destroyed the church, the vaults and parts of the southern nave were lost. The reconstruction of the "Minoritenkirche" undertaken by the by the "Kolpingwerk" was completed in 1958.

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior". The Conventual Franciscans (aka Minorites), had this Gothic church built. The early Gothic choir was erected 1245 to 1260, the nave was completed in the 14th century. After the French troops occupied Cologne in 1794, the convent had to leave and the building was used for storage. The church became property of the cathedral chapter and a renovation started. Adolph Kolping, the "Father of All Apprentices", was the second president of the "Gesellenverein" ("Journeymen's Union"), he had used this church for the Gesellenverein since 1849. After the 262 separate air raids, conducted on Cologne during WWII fire had destroyed the church, the vaults and parts of the southern nave were lost. The reconstruction of the "Minoritenkirche" undertaken by the by the "Kolpingwerk" was completed in 1958.

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior". Three traditional journeymen crossing the road after having visited the tomb of Adolph Kolping, the "Father of All Apprentices", whose tomb is in the Minoritenkirche. Adolph Kolping (1813 — 1865) was the second president of the "Gesellenverein" ("Journeymen's Union") which gave the journeymen of the 19th century strong social support. Out of this developed, what is today known as "Kolpingwerk". www.kolpingwerk-europa.net/en/home.html