The Minster and the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Bern, Switzerland
During the Protestant Reformation in the early 16th century, the city of Bern adopted the new Protestant faith and the city's churches converted, leaving the remaining Catholics in Bern without a church. Following the French invasion of Switzerland in 1798 and the political reforms of the Helvetic Republic, the catholic community of Bern held mass in the choir of the Bern Minster, a Swiss Reformed cathedral. The Church of St. Peter and Paul was begun in 1858 as the first Catholic church built in Bern since the Reformation. Following the First Vatican Council (1869-1870) - its best-known decision is its definition of papal infallibility - some Catholics were dissatisfied with the Council and split away from the church to form the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland. In 1875, the Church of St. Peter and Paul became the parish church of the Old Catholic congregation in Bern (Wikipedia).
The picture was taken near the Salem Hospital in Bern towards the historic city.
The Minster and the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Bern, Switzerland
During the Protestant Reformation in the early 16th century, the city of Bern adopted the new Protestant faith and the city's churches converted, leaving the remaining Catholics in Bern without a church. Following the French invasion of Switzerland in 1798 and the political reforms of the Helvetic Republic, the catholic community of Bern held mass in the choir of the Bern Minster, a Swiss Reformed cathedral. The Church of St. Peter and Paul was begun in 1858 as the first Catholic church built in Bern since the Reformation. Following the First Vatican Council (1869-1870) - its best-known decision is its definition of papal infallibility - some Catholics were dissatisfied with the Council and split away from the church to form the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland. In 1875, the Church of St. Peter and Paul became the parish church of the Old Catholic congregation in Bern (Wikipedia).
The picture was taken near the Salem Hospital in Bern towards the historic city.