St. Johannes Evangelist
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| St. Johannes Evangelist | |
|---|---|
 Exterior | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Province | Diocese of Münster |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
| Location | |
| Location | Cappenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
 Interactive map of St. Johannes Evangelist | |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Basilica |
| Style | Romanesque style |
| Completed | 12th century |
St. Johannes Evangelist is a Catholic parish church in Cappenberg, now part of Selm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was formerly the abbey church (Stiftskirche Cappenberg) of Cappenberg Abbey built in Romanesque style. It is a listed monument as one of few extant large churches built before the mid-12th century in Westphalia.
The church holds the Cappenberger Barbarossakopf, a reliquary regarded as a medieval portrait bust of the emperor Friedrich Barbarossa.
The church was built in the 12th century, dedicated to John the Evangelist, as the abbey church of Cappenberg Abbey, founded in 1122.[1][2]: 8 The abbey was founded by the brothers Otto and Gottfried von Cappenberg as the first residence of the Premonstratensians, founded in 1120.[3] The building was expanded by a polygonal apse in Gothic style.[4]
When the monasteries were dissolved in 1802, the church and abbey buildings deteriorated. The church was reconstructed by Freiherr vom Stein. Another restoration took place in 1971.[3]
The church, now a parish church, is a listed monument, and together with St. Bonifatius in Freckenhorst is one of two large churches built in Westphalia before the mid-12th century and mostly preserved in that style.[4]
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