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St. Francis's Church, Wetzikon

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Beginning in 1923 and lasting into 1924, the current church building was constructed by Josef Steiner, who designed Saint Francis's after earlier Romanesque churches. A smallscale renovation took place in 1966, and in 1975 a
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In 2013–14, Saint Francis's underwent a total remodeling carried out by Frank Roskothen, Pius Bieri, and Barbara Ziegenfuss.
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in 1563. From 1711 to 1713, the construction of the town's present Reformed church took place.
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and it henceforth became Protestant, and then Wetzikon fell under the control of
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Christianity was first brought to modern-day Switzerland's
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Location in Switzerland
47°19′24″N 8°47′24.5″E / 47.32333°N 8.790139°E / 47.32333; 8.790139
Wetzikon
Switzerland
Denomination
Dedication
Francis of Assisi
Style
Romanesque Revival
Roman
Catholic
Wetzikon
Switzerland
Zürcher Oberland
Roman Empire
Irgenhausen Castrum
Pfäffikersee
collapse of the Roman Empire

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