St.-Apern-Kloster

The former Cistercian convent of St. Apern in Cologne traces its origins to a chapel dating from before 1169 and dedicated to St. Aper. In the 15th century, nuns from St. Mechtern, who had been forced to give up their old convent, settled there. Between 1477 and 1487, a new convent church was built, which was later replaced by a new building. The convent was subordinate to the Cistercian abbey of Altenberg, whose monks served as confessors. With secularization in 1802, the complex was dissolved and the church was torn down. Today, only St.-Apern-Straße recalls the historic site, which was once an important spiritual center in the city.