The Amsoldingen Basilica, attributed to Rudolf II of Burgundy and Berta of Alamannia, was built around 1000 on the site of an earlier 7th-century church and shows Lombard architectural influences. Originally lacking a tower and transept, it later gained a tower in place of the southern apse, and its collegiate chapter was dissolved in 1484. The church underwent Gothic modifications, became a Pietist center under Samuel Lutz (1726–1738), and was renovated in 1978–1980; its crypt includes Roman spolia, and its stained glass windows by Max Brunner depict the Trinity.

Kurt Brodbeck

June 21, 2017

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According to legend, the three-aisled basilica was founded by Rudolf II of Burgundy and Berta of Alamannia and dedicated to Saint Maurice before the Bernese Reformation in 1528. It is …

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