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Jesuit Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Solothurn

Jesuit Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Solothurn

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Jesuit Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Solothurn

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Location: Solothurn, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland

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Paul

September 10, 2022

Jesuit Church of the Assumption of Mary, Solothurn

The Jesuit Church was built between 1680 and 1689 according to the principles of Vorarlberg master builders as a unified Baroque space with impressive, magnificent stucco work in the Italian style. The high altar, made of marbled wood, features the Assumption of Mary by Franz Carl Stauder.

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Paul

September 10, 2022

Jesuit Church of the Assumption of Mary, Solothurn

In 1646, the Grand Council summoned the Jesuits to Solothurn to take over the Latin school. In their very first year, they were teaching 150 students. In 1668, financed by municipal foundations, a college was established, similar to the one that had already existed in Lucerne for nine decades. From 1676 to 1679, the college buildings, including the gymnasium, were constructed. In 1680, donations from the most important patrician families[1] and the French king[2] enabled the laying of the foundation stone for the church, which was consecrated in 1689. From then on, the Jesuits shaped the cultural life of Solothurn. Their theater building still serves as the city theater today.

The subsequent history parallels that of Lucerne: The papal suppression of religious orders in 1773 caused the city council to fear for the continued operation of the school. The Jesuits therefore remained in Solothurn. The school continued to operate with nine priests and two brothers. Secular clergy took over the grammar school after the death of the Jesuits. In 1805, Solothurn petitioned the Pope for the reinstatement of the Jesuits, without success. In 1833, the Canton of Solothurn, which had emerged from the city-state, abolished the professors' seminary and transformed it into a "higher teaching and educational institution." The church remained the property of the local municipality, which closed the poorly maintained building in 1922 for safety reasons, but restored the facade as an emergency work project in 1936. The church, whose interior still retained its original Baroque features, was transferred to a foundation in 1952, which carried out the necessary interior restoration in 1952–1953.[3] A final facade restoration took place in 1980.

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Jesuit Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Solothurn

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2. Hermitage of Verena Gorge – Verenaschlucht and Hermitage loop from Solothurn

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