Récollets Church

The Récollets Church, dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, was part of a Franciscan convent complex established in Rouffach around 1250. Built between 1280 and 1300, it has undergone several transformations over the centuries. Today, it stands out as one of the rare mendicant order churches preserved in Alsace with its original external pulpit. Outside, the former cemetery once extended where the current buildings stand to the right of the structure.

The sepulchral chapel, attached to the choir, was built in 1606 by Count Manderscheid-Blankenheim, grand bailiff of the Mundat and brother of the prince-bishop. Inside, the early 18th-century main altar reflects a restoration of lesser quality. There are also remains of 14th-century stalls and an 18th-century fresco depicting the martyrdom of Saint John of Nepomuk.

The nave houses an important collection of funerary slabs dating from the 13th to the 18th century, including one from 1291 bearing one of the oldest inscriptions in Old German in the Rhine region. Several heraldic examples of the commanders of the Teutonic Order (1576-1716) are also visible, as this order was granted use of the rear bay of the church as a private chapel. Finally, a niche on the south aisle once held a Lamentation of Christ from the early 16th century, now preserved at the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar.