Kapuzinerkirche

Kapuzinerkirche stands within the Swiss town of Rheinfelden, in the canton of Aargau, as a former Capuchin monastery and church complex. Its rectangular nave and grille-separated choir follow the Venetian-Tyrolean pattern used for Capuchin churches, while the surrounding structure now accommodates cultural and residential uses.

Capuchin foundations began here in 1596, and the first church received consecration in 1598. Swedish troops used the earlier monastery as their headquarters during the 1634 siege of Rheinfelden, then burned it during their withdrawal. A replacement monastery rose inside the town walls from 1655, and its church was consecrated in 1657. The brothers served the sick, dying, prisoners and condemned people, while a weaving workshop supplied cloth to nearby monasteries. A handmade sheet from 1760 carries a Capuchin with a rosary and cross as its watermark.

Secularisation ended the monastery in 1804, sending its library to the cantonal library and dispersing its furnishings. Frescoes once showed a crucifixion with angels and saints on the choir wall, while Pompeo Batoni’s altar painting later moved to Rheinfelden’s collegiate church.

City: Rheinfelden
Content updated: 2026-06-22

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