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Origin and history

The Saint John Baptist Church of the Franciscan convent of Kaysersberg is a religious monument located in the commune of Kaysersberg Vineyard. Although its membership in the Franciscan order is attested, the available sources do not specify its period of construction or the major stages of its architectural or spiritual evolution. Franciscan convents, like Kaysersberg, played a central role in the medieval and modern life of the Alsatian cities.

They served as places of prayer, reception for pilgrims or needy, and cultural centres. Their presence often reflected the economic or strategic importance of the locality, while marking its urban landscape with a sober and functional architecture, typical of the beggar order.