St. Remigius Church, Bonn

St Remigius Church of Bonn is dedicated to the memory of Bishop Remigius of Reims, the so-called "Apostle of the Franks." He baptized the emperor of the Franks, Clovis I, in 495 in Reims. The church was built by the Franciscan Order and consecrated in 1307.

It was originally dedicated to Saint Louis of Toulouse but it was taken over by the parish of Saint Remigius in 1806. Today, the church is a secondary church within the parish of Bonn Minster. It is also used by the Catholic university community. It is, in itself, a monument.

The church is in the old center of town on the Brother Street (Brüdergasse). It does not have a bell tower. This is a traditional mendicant style of buildings of the Franciscan Order. The church is a classic Gothic basilica with three naves. The central nave is very high and it has a steep sloping roof. It has a cross-ribbed vault dating from 1317.

The windows are high pointed arches in the Gothic manner. The rose window was installed in the pointed gable in 1889. It replaces three smaller pointed arch windows.

Johann van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena Keverich, parents of Ludwig van Beethoven, were married in the church in 1767. Ludwig was baptized there in December 1770. At the tender age of twelve Ludwig substituted for the main organist. He played the morning masses in the church. Within a year he was formally engaged as assistant organist.