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Baroque Church of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist, Fischingen Abbey

Baroque Church of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist, Fischingen Abbey

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Baroque Church of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist, Fischingen Abbey

Name: Baroque Church of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist, Fischingen Abbey
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Location: Fischingen, Münchwilen, Thurgau, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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Baroque Church of St. John the Baptist & St. John the Evangelist - Fischingen Monastery
History and Architecture
According to sources from around 1200, Abbot Waltram had the first church and monastery complex built between 1138 and 1144. This Romanesque church was followed by the Gothic church, probably after a monastery fire dated 1440.
Before the convent chapter decided to begin construction of a new church in 1685, Abbot Joachim summoned the Einsiedeln architect Brother Kaspar Moosbrugger, whose contribution to the planning, however, is difficult to estimate.
The northern nave underwent its first alteration in connection with the Idda Chapel, built from 1704 onwards. The arcades opening onto the chapel were decorated with stucco. The extension of the church to the east and the construction of the cheerful organ choir in 1753 onwards had a more dramatic effect. which forms the transition to the spacious Baroque convent buildings from the same period. Somewhat later, the chancel was remodeled in the emerging style of early classicism.
The Fischingen monastery church underwent extensive renovations between 2000 and 2008. The parish could not possibly cover the high costs of this renovation, approximately CHF 8 million, alone.
Text / Source: Catholic Parish of St. Idda Fischingen, Kurhausstr. 29a, 8374 Dussnang
kath-fischingen.ch/de/unser-pastoralraum-0/unsere-kirchen/st-johannes-der-taeufer-st-johannes-der-evangelist

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Baroque Church of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist, Fischingen Abbey

1. Panoramic Viewpoint Thurgau – Alewindebööl Viewpoint loop from Gähwil

2. Monastery View – Fischingen Abbey loop from Dussnang

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