List of churches in Bern explained

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NameTranslationAlternative Name(s)BuiltStreet/SquareCoordinatesNotesReligionReference
Nicholas of Flüe Church 1953/54 Ostring 1 46.9421°N 7.4663°W Book: Weber, Berchtold . Bruder Klausen Kirche Historisch-topographisches Lexikon der Stadt Bern . 1976 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080618233536/http://www.digibern.ch/weber/weber_bo.html . 2008-06-18 .
Trinity Church 1896 - 1899 Taubenstrasse 6 46.9451°N 7.4393°W Built in order to replace St. Peter und Paul for Bern's Roman Catholics Roman Catholic Church in German wikipedia
French Church Predigerkirche (until 1623) c. 1180-1200 Zeughausgasse 46.9489°N 7.4467°W Known as the French Church after a French parish priest who was appointed in 1623 Book: Weber, Berchtold. Französische Kirche Historisch-topographisches Lexikon der Stadt Bern. 1976 .
Church of the Holy Ghost 1726-29 Spitalgasse 46.9479°N 7.4408°W One of largest Swiss Reformed churches in Switzerland Swiss Reformed Church Book: Weber, Berchtold. Heiliggeistkirche Historisch-topographisches Lexikon der Stadt Bern. 1976. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090906083007/http://www.digibern.ch/weber/weber_h.html#Heiliggeistkirche. 6 September 2009. dmy-all.
International Church of Bern Nägeligasse 9 46.9489°N 7.4419°W Non-denominational Church English Speaking Church International Church of Berne
Cathedral of Bern Münster St. Vinzenz March 11, 1421 - 1893 Münsterplatz 46.9472°N 7.4514°W The tallest church in Switzerland Swiss Reformed Church Münster of Bern
Nydegg (from the Bernese German expression for "Lower corner") Church 1341-1504 Burgtreppe 46.9487°N 7.4572°W Swiss Reformed Church Book: Hofer, Paul. Nydeggkirche chapter in Volume 5 of the artistic monuments of the canton of Bern. Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte. Basel. 1969. 232.
St. Paul's Church 1902/03 Freiestrasse 8 46.9529°N 7.4302°W Swiss Reformed Church Book: Weber, Berchtold. Historisch-topographisches Lexikon der Stadt Bern. 1976. https://web.archive.org/web/20020624204855/http://www.digibern.ch/weber/weber_pq.html#Pauluskirche. dead. 2002-06-24.
St. Peter und Paul 1858/64 Rathausgasse 2 46.9487°N 7.4515°W Book: Weber, Berchtold. Christkatholische Kirche St. Peter und Paul Historisch-topographisches Lexikon der Stadt Bern. 1976 .
(English name) English Church 1905/06 Jubiläumsplatz 2 46.9401°N 7.4534°W Book: Weber, Berchtold. Englische Kirche, St.Ursula's Church Historisch-topographisches Lexikon der Stadt Bern. 1976 .