Lucern, Switzerland

August 30, 2017  •  Leave a Comment

St. Francis Xaver

Beautiful views of the Catholic Jesuit Church in Lucerne, Switzerland. It is the first large baroque church built in Switzerland north of the Alps. Beautiful example of a Baroque church. The first large Baroque church north of the Alps started by the Jesuits in Catholic Switzerland. It was begun in 1673, consecrated in 1677, but not completed until 1893. Inside and out it is pleasingly different from the Gothic/Norman cathedrals seen across Europe.


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