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The earliest known mention of the Collegiate Church of St. Andrew dates back to 1016. Around 1020, Bishop Burchard relocated the collegiate church to its current site within the restored city walls of Worms. A church already existed there, and its foundations and a small apse in the crypt may still be preserved. The original St. Andrew's Church on the old site, known as the "Andreasberg," initially remained. No further written records of the collegiate church from the 11th century have survived. In 1141, Bishop Burchard II re-regulated the income and property of the collegiate church. The collegiate church included, among others, the parish church of St. Magnus, as well as the chapels of St. Sylvester, St. Mary, St. Catherine, and St. Quirinus. Towards the end of the 12th century, the administration of the collegiate church shifted from the provost to the dean, as provosts often held supra-regional offices. Originally, there were 20 canon positions, five of which held specific functions. Around 1200, two of these positions were dissolved to better equip the remaining five functional positions and to allow for investments in agriculture and buildings. In addition to the canons, 20 vicars and the parish priest of St. Magnus also belonged to the collegiate church, though they were not members of the chapter. St. Andrew's Collegiate Church owned extensive lands, particularly in the left-bank region between Oppenheim and Bad Dürkheim, as well as scattered properties between Bad Salzig and Mußbach on the left bank, and Bensheim and Budenbach on the right bank, including 14 patronage churches. A new construction of St. Andrew's Church as a three-aisled Romanesque basilica began between 1130 and 1140. After a fire around 1200, a reconstruction took place, during which Gothic windows were installed. Today, only the tracery of one window in the clerestory of the south wall remains in its original form.

The Collegiate Church of St. Andrew is located in the city of Worms in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the southern part of the historic city center on Weckerlingplatz, the former collegiate church cemetery, and in close proximity to Worms Cathedral St. Peter and St. Magnus Church. The complex is at an elevation of approximately 107 meters above sea level.

The historic building complex of the Collegiate Church of St. Andrew has been used as a museum for the city of Worms since 1930 and is protected as a cultural monument.

• Heylshof Castle (Castle, approx. 378 m away)
• Herrnsheim Castle (Castle, approx. 4020 m away)
• Kleinniedesheim Castle (Castle, approx. 5214 m away)
• Pfeddersheim Castle (Castle, approx. 6133 m away)