Monastery church Muri, Baroque monastery church in Muri, Switzerland.

The Monastery Church Muri, dedicated to St Martin of Tours, stands between the cloister and the east wing of the former Benedictine abbey. Its nave was replaced between 1694 and 1697 by a Baroque octagon designed by Giovanni Battista Bettini, the largest domed central building in Switzerland. Inside, white stucco ornament covers walls and arches; gilded balconies with silver organ pipes sit in the flanking arches, and a dark gilt altar with a black metal grille fills the central one.

Ita of Lorraine and Radbot of Habsburg founded the monastery in 1027; construction of the church began five years later under Provost Reginbold and was consecrated on 11 October 1064 by Rumold von Bonstetten, Bishop of Constance. Fires in 1300 and 1363 and plundering in 1386 destroyed the original furnishings. Abbot Plazidus Zurlauben had the nave replaced between 1694 and 1697 by a Baroque octagon designed by Giovanni Battista Bettini; most of the Rococo fittings date from 1743 to 1750. After the monastery was dissolved in 1841 the church stood unused for nearly a decade, was used by the Roman Catholic parish from 1850 and passed into its ownership in 1941.

The church holds five organs, the oldest dating from 1630, and concerts are frequently held here. The two gilded balconies with silver pipes flank the central altar arch, below a painted coat of arms. The Rococo fittings were largely installed between 1743 and 1750.

The church stands between the cloister and the east wing of the former Benedictine abbey, so it is reached through the monastery complex rather than from the street. Since 1850 the Roman Catholic parish of Muri has used it for services, and in 1941 the building passed into the parish's ownership. Visitors should check service times before entering, as worship takes precedence.

The church holds five organs, the oldest dating from 1630, which is why concerts are frequently held here. The organ in the left arch stands above a blue and gold balustrade, with a matching one in the right arch.