A gem of Romanesque architecture, Worms Cathedral — the Dom St. Peter — lords over one of the most important cities in Christian history. In December 1048, Bishop Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg received his papal nomination in Worms, and traveled to Rome to become Pope Leo IX. He became a major player in the Great Schism of 1054, which divided the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. In 1122, the Concordat of Worms was signed by Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, establishing that bishops would receive their…
