This beautiful Gothic church dominates the hill at the southern
end of the citadel. It can be reached by climbing the 175 steps of the covered wooden Scholars' Stairs
which dates from 1642. The building of the church started in 1345 and ended in 1525, 180 years later.
The church was recently restored by the same German foundation that restored the House with Stag. The
church was completely painted on the inside but in 1776 it was decided to destroy the old painting
provided that exact copies should be made on parchment. Unfortunately the copies were lost. The recent
restoration brought back fragments of the late 15th century frescoes. They look so fragile, lost as they
are in a sea of white paint. Also inside the church there are beautiful religious sculptures and paintings
like the pulpit carved in 1480, an old stone holy water front dating from the 15th century as well as shrines
brought from the churches of Saes and Cund.
