Chiesa dei Cappuccini

Below Brunico’s castle hill stands the Capuchin Church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity and founded after the town council approved a monastery here in 1625. A former monastic garden lies behind the church.

Why it matters

The church is an early Baroque foundation in Brunico’s lower town. In 1625, the council granted the Capuchins the site of a former Ahr copper-mine smelting works at what is now Kapuzinerplatz. The monastery established the order’s pastoral presence in the town.

What to notice

The modest façade and unadorned interior reflect the Capuchin ideal of restraint. A garden behind the church occupies the site of the former monastery garden, while the name Kapuzinerplatz preserves the complex’s historical association with the order.

Context and history

The town council approved the monastery in 1625 and assigned the site of the former smelting works at Spitalangerle. Accounts differ on the consecration date, giving either 1628 or 1631. The great town fire of 1723 destroyed the church and convent, which were then rebuilt.