Stadtpfarrkirche Rapperswil

Stadtpfarrkirche St. Johann
Stadtpfarrkirche as seen from Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden, the clock tower of the Rapperswil Castle to the left
Stadtpfarrkirche St. Johann
CountrySwitzerland
DenominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipParish church
WebsiteOfficial website (in German)
History
Founded1253 AD
DedicationJohn the Baptist
Architecture
Years builtaround 1229; 1383 extended; 1441 southern church tower; 1493/97 Gothic choir; 1882/85 rebuilt
Administration
DioceseChur
ParishRapperswil

Stadtpfarrkirche St. Johann (Saint John's parish church) is a Roman Catholic parish church in the city of Rapperswil, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

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