Fraumunster Church

Fraumunster is located on the left bank of Limmat, on one of the old squares of the city. Benedictine Abbey was founded by King Louis II in 853 for his daughter Hildegarde, who became an abbess there. Since then, the monastery has become a haven for many aristocrats in southern Germany.

Fraumunster enjoyed the patronage of kings who granted abbess privileges. Thus, in 1045, Henry II granted the monastery the right to mint coins, collect duties and own markets, thereby making the abbess the head of the city. During the reign of Frederick II, Fraumunster gained complete independence from any authority. But after the church reforms, the monastery began to lose its power and came under the control of the city authorities. The nuns found themselves in an awkward position, and the democratic reforms were irreversible, and in 1524 Fraumunster was abolished in the course of the church reform of Ulrich Zwingli.

The church interior is decorated with a choir made in the Romanesque style, also in the altar part of the former monastery there are five amazing stained glass windows of the Chagall brand.

Today, Fraumünster is a reformed church in Zurich. Sunday services are attended by a large audience from all over the city. In his spare time, the church is open to visitors to allow guests to enjoy the view of panoramic images and gain spiritual comfort.