Selection of Churches and places of worship
Lausanne
Synagogue of Lausanne
The Lausanne synagogue is located in the Georgette neighbourhood; inaugurated on 7 Nov. 1910
Les Diablerets - Vers-l'Eglise
Protestant Church of Vers-l'Eglise
Chapel of St. Theodolus, 14th cent., enlarged in the 15th. It became a Protestant church in 1530 after the imposed Bernese reformation.
Les Mosses
Church of Les Mosses
Tiny, mountain pasture church dating from 1911; beautiful example of the “Heimatstil.” The wooden shingle roof was re-done in 1994
Mollens
Priory St-Jacques
In 1139 the church of Mollens, a monastic centre affiliated to Cluny, belonged to the abbey of Romainmôtier.
Pl. du Château 1
1146 Mollens
Tel. +41 (0)21 864 50 43
aubergedemollens@gmail.com
www.mollensvd.ch/artisanat/artisan_contenu.htm#auberge
Montcherand
Church of Montcherand
This small Romanesque church is situated 2 km from Orbe and in the heart of the Cluniac sites and at the crossroads of two pilgrimage routes: Saint James of Compostela and the Via Francigena.
Morges
Catholic Church
The church St-François de Sales was built in 1842. The architect was called Henri Perregeaux, the architecture of the church is assigned to the movement of Gothic Revival Architecture.
Rue Louis-de-Savoie 31
1110 Morges
Tel. +41 (0)21 811 40 10
Fax +41 (0)21 811 40 11
paroisse.morges@cath-vd.ch
www.cath-morges.ch
Morges
Protestant Church
Erasme Ritter, a Bernese architect, draw up the plans and conducted the construction of the protestant church (called Temple) from 1769 to 1771. After an accident that caused the subsidence of the front of the church, Léonard Roux from Lyon was charged with the rebuilding of the façade. The Temple is one of the most remarkable baroque churches in the western part of Switzerland.
Place de l'Eglise
1110 Morges
Tel. +41 (0)21 801 15 02
Fax +41 (0)21 801 15 02
secretariat@paroissedemorges.ch
www.paroissedemorges.ch
Moudon
Protestant Church of Saint-Etienne
Gothic church (13th cent.); largest Gothic building after the Lausanne cathedral
Nyon
Protestant Church of Nyon
Former Church of Our Lady (14th cent.), with foundations dating from 1110 and remains of a Christian building from the 8th cent.
Orbe
Former Church of Our Lady
Built, destroyed and rebuilt in the 12th, 15th and 16th cent. The belfry, with its fortified tower, is part of the city walls. Exceptional post-Gothic monument in Switzerland
Rougemont
Church of Rougemont
Romanesque church (end 11th cent.) modelled after Cluny. First and only convent of the Vaudois Alps
Saint-Saphorin
Church of Saint-Saphorin
Gothic church dating from 4th cent., when Bishop Marius (530-594) built the first church dedicated to St. Symphorien; modified 16th cent.
La Cure Sentier des Rondes
1071 Saint-Saphorin
Tel. +41 (0)21 331 56 22
Eglise de Saint-Saphorin
St-Sulpice
Church of St-Sulpice
Romanesque church (13th cent.), built on Cluny model. Foundations prior to 1,000 AD
Chemin du Crêt
1025 Saint-Sulpice
Tel. +41 (0)21 691 72 82
ecublenssaintsulpice@protestant-vaud.ch
www.protestant-vaud.ch/ecublenssaintsulpice
Vevey
Church of Saint Martin
Gothic style (13th -16th cent.); 11th cent Romanesque foundations






