Church of St Peter and Paul, Ufenau Island, Canton Schwyz
The island of Ufenau belongs to the monastery at Einsiedeln. It has a long history as a holy place: in the 2nd century a Gallo-Roman temple stood there. The Church of St Peter and Paul was first mentioned in around 970, and in its current form dates back to 1141. It is the second church on the island: St Martin's Chapel is even older, being founded in the 7th-8th century.
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