Fraumünster
Sign in to saveThe Fraumünster (; lit. in ) is a church in Zurich, Switzerland, which was built on the remains of a former abbey for aristocratic women and which was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard. He endowed the Benedictine convent with the lands of Zurich, Uri, and the Albis forest, and granted the convent immunity, placing it under his direct authority. Today, it belongs to the Evangelical Reformed Church of the canton of Zurich and is one of the four main churches of Zürich, the others being the Grossmünster, Prediger and St. Peter's churches.
Key facts
- Country.native_name
- Reichskloster Fraumünster
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Imperial Abbey of Fraumünster
- Country.common_name
- Fraumunster Abbey
- Country.era
- Middle Ages
- Country.status
- Imperial Abbey
- Country.empire
- Holy Roman Empire
- Country.government_type
- Theocracy
- Country.today
- Switzerland
- Country.year_start
- 853
- Country.year_end
- 1524
- Country.event_start
- Founded by Louisthe German
- Country.date_start
- 21 July
- Country.event1
- Granted market, toll andminting rights by Henry III
- Country.date_event1
- 1045
- Country.event2
- Imp. immediacyconfirmed by Frederick II
- Country.date_event2
- 1218
- Country.event3
- Rudolf Brun indep. mayor,established guild laws
- Country.date_event3
- 1336
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Chagall windows
- Fraumünster's Crypt museum
- Facilities
- The organ
- Gallery
- Abbesses
- Cultural heritage of national importance
- Literature
- See also
- References
- External links
The Fraumünster (; lit. in ) is a church in Zurich, Switzerland, which was built on the remains of a former abbey for aristocratic women and which was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard. He endowed the Benedictine convent with the lands of Zurich, Uri, and the Albis forest, and granted the convent immunity, placing it under his direct authority. Today, it belongs to the Evangelical Reformed Church of the canton of Zurich and is one of the four main churches of Zürich, the others being the Grossmünster, Prediger and St. Peter's churches.
== History == In 1045, King Henry III granted the convent the right to hold markets, collect tolls, and mint coins, and thus effectively made the abbess the ruler of the city.
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