A few years after the founding of the Dominican order, it was decided to to build a Dominican monastery in Zurich. Construction began in 1231 in 1231 with the construction of a church. The building was designed in Romanesque style and at first it had no bell tower. It was added much later, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. After a fire in 1330, the church had a Gothic-style choir added to it. В In general, the architecture of the church is somewhat unusual - the building and its belfry are strikingly do not fit together, as the church building is monumental and the bell tower is surprisingly graceful.
This church became one of the main centres of the Reformation in Zurich. In 1524. The monastery, together with the church, was attached to the neighbouring hospital. As a consequence the church was desecrated and the nave and choir were divided by a wall. Its decoration was badly damaged at the hands of the Protestants, but after a few decades the interiors were restored. were restored. The premises of the church were used for pressing for pressing grapes.
A century and a half later, the church was restored and reconstructed. However, from this point it became a parish Protestant church. To this day. Church continues to operate. It is open during the day on a daily basis. The church The church has its own library, where you can find a lot of literature on spiritual topics, as well as the opportunity to seek spiritual advice from the clergy or simply to It is also possible to seek spiritual counselling from the clergy or simply to pray.
