Franciscan Church

Franciscan Church is a church in Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne. Franciscan Church is situated nearby to the square Franziskanerplatz, as well as near Jesuit Church, Lucerne.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland
Also known as: “Franziskanerkirche Luzern” and “St. Maria in der Au”
Address: Luzern, 6003

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kapellbrücke and Franziskanerplatz.

Kapellbrücke

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The Kapellbrücke is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Kapellbrücke is situated 370 metres northeast of Franciscan Church.

Franziskanerplatz

Square

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Franziskanerplatz is a square.

Jesuit Church, Lucerne

Church

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Lucerne Jesuit Church is a Catholic church in Lucerne, Switzerland. It is the first large Baroque church built in Switzerland north of the Alps. The Jesuit order, founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534, were active participants in the Counter-Reformation, the Catholic fight against the birth of Protestantism. Jesuit Church, Lucerne is situated 150 metres northeast of Franciscan Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kriens and Dietschiberg.

Kriens

Town

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Kriens is a town and a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality lies at the foot of the mountain Pilatus, and is a western suburb of Lucerne.

Dietschiberg

Locality

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Dietschiberg is a locality, which is situated 3 km northeast of Franciscan Church.

Emmen

Town

Photo: Gürkan Sengün, Public domain.

Emmen is a town and municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality Emmen consists of the village Emmen, the town Emmenbrücke, and several hamlets. Emmen is situated 3 km northwest of Franciscan Church.

Franciscan Church

Categories: Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Lucerne, Lucerne District, Canton of Lucerne, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.04967° or 47° 2′ 59″ north

Longitude

8.30347° or 8° 18′ 13″ east

Elevation

441 metres (1,447 feet)

Height

9.4 metres (31 feet)

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

8FVC28X3+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 84982876

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

GeoNames ID

11919764

Wikidata ID

Q1450270

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Franciscan Church” goes by many names.

Chinese: “方济各会教堂”
German: “Barfüsserkirche”
German: “Franziskanerkirche St. Maria in der Au”
German: “Franziskanerkirche”
German: “Sankt Maria in der Au”
German: “St. Maria in der Au”
Indonesian: “Gereja Fransiskan, Luzern”
Italian: “chiesa dei Francescani”
Italian: “Chiesa dei Francescani”
Russian: “Францисканская церковь (Люцерн)”
Russian: “Францисканская церковь”

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