Construction began on the current church in 1451 under the leadership of the master builder Wenzlin of Bohemia, who remained on the site until his death in 1465.

The tower of the previous Gothic church had to be repaired and strengthened and was incorporated into the new building.

Master builder Henmann Ulfinger spent about 10 years rebuilding the tower, finishing in 1490.

[1] The church is an uneven, mostly rectangular, sharply beveled on the north-west corner basilica.

The windows are filled with 15th century stained glass which depict events from the life of St. Benedict.

A Swallow's nest organ, built in 1994 by Metzler Orgelbau (Dietikon), is located on the north wall of the church.

It replaces the 1517 swallow's nest organ which was built by Hans Tugi and was destroyed in rioting during the Reformation in 1527.

[3] Today's instrument has nine registers, Rückpositiv (FGAB-g2a 2: Gedackt 8', Principal 4') and Manual (CDEFGAB-g2a2: Praestant 8', Coppel 8', Octave 4', Waldflöte 2', Mixtur IV, Sesquialtera II, Regal 8').

It is medium-toned and is designed especially for the performance of organ music of Late Gothic, the Renaissance and the Early Baroque.