Verena Chapel

The church of St. Oswald was built in the course of the expansion of the city from 1477. The former master-builder of Lucerne and Zurich, Hans Felder, was commissioned to build it. In 1478, construction began on a hall church, which was extended to a three-nave basilica as early as 1492. The extension was completed in 1545. The spire was built in 1558. In 1719, the baroque sacristy was built at the side of the choir.

The territorial abbey of Einsiedeln is a Benedictine monastery founded in the 10th century, but the present Baroque monastery was built from 1674 to 1735 according to the plans of Caspar Moosbrugger. Since 1130, the monastery has been a double abbey where two communities live in two different places under one abbot: men in Einsiedeln, women in Fahr. The monastery is an important station of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and the destination of many pilgrims. The "Black Madonna" of Einsiedeln in the Gnadenkapelle attracts about one million pilgrims and tourists every year.

The Abbey of Muri, dedicated to Saint Martin de Tours, was founded in 1027 by Radbot, Count of Habsburg. The abbey suffered several damages, including two fires in 1300 and 1363; an attack in 1530 by the troops of the canton of Bern, newly acquired during the Protestant Reformation, and then experienced major economic problems at the end of the 16th century before resuming its development at the beginning of the following century. During the French Revolution and the occupation of Switzerland, the Abbey of Muri long refused the closure of religious services decided by the occupiers. The abbot and the few remaining monks were saved by Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria, who offered them a residence in Gries, Tyrol. Since that time, the Abbot of Muri has also been Prior of Gries.