During our trip to Switzerland, my friend who was driving us around told us of a very beautiful church there. When we arrived, I saw a large building but as he was not a Catholic, he was not able to give me a lot of information.
The exterior of the church was quite normal for a large church in Europe and was not as elaborate as many in Europe.
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| The main facade of the church. |
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| Nearer the front of the church |
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| Side view of the front of the church |
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| Beautiful statue of Our Lady. There's water coming out from the spouts |
I was luck to able to attend mass although it was in Swiss German. The church gets a lot of local and European visitors but not from Asia. The interior is very beautiful but you can't take any photos. I only managed a quick one but it is not clear.
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| Naugthy me but I had to. It's so beautiful. |
Later, when I did a little more research on the church, it is a Benedictine Abbey and is dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits as it was erected the monastery and church as a monk named Eberhard. The are all followers of a very famous hermit monk named Saint Meinrad. The church dates by 948 AD, more than 1,000 years ago.
I have taken some pictures form the internet to show you the beauty of the church. You can also find further information of the place from Wikipedia here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einsiedeln_Abbey.
I was very happy to be able to see this church which was unplanned in a way and very unexpected.
Until the next time, cheers.
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