Verenamünster

Exciting from the crypt to the tower bells

The Verena Minster is one of the most beautiful churches in Aargau. It is the actual core of the medieval pilgrimage site and former market town of Bad Zurzach and was built over the grave of St. Verena in a Roman burial ground. Today's cathedral contains Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque style elements. St. Verena's tomb is located in the Gothic crypt.

The Verena Minster contains numerous art treasures. The sarcophagus of the saint, the Verena cycle by Caspar Letter, the late Gothic Verena statue and the Verena fresco behind the high altar are worth mentioning. The church treasury contains, for example, an arm reliquary from the 13th century, the Verena jug (a vessel from the late Roman period with additions from the 16th and 17th centuries) and numerous testimonies to Zurzach's rich church history.

The pilgrimage church of the former convent and canons' monastery is now used as a parish church and cultural venue. At church services, concerts and readings, the heartbeat of Bad Zurzach is palpable. For centuries, groups and individuals have made pilgrimages to the crypt of one of Switzerland's most popular saints. Well over a hundred parishes in the area of the former diocese of Constance are connected to Zurzach via St. Verena. Every year on September 1, the saint's day is celebrated with guests from far and wide.

Saint Verena

According to legend, Saint Verena came to Switzerland in the 4th century. After a long stay in Solothurn, she came to Bad Zurzach via Koblenz. During her lifetime, she worked numerous miracles in helping the poor and caring for the sick. She died in the year 344.

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