"Predigerkirche is a Christian-Catholic Church in the Swiss city of Basel. It is located in the quarter "Vorstädte" in close proximity to the University Hospital.It was created from 1233 to 1237 as a monastery church of the Dominican Order. On the occasion of the conversion from 1262 to 1269 it was adapted to the Gothic style of as one of the first churches in the Upper Rhine area. In 1264 the choir was consecrated by the famous Dominican Albertus Magnus, Bishop of Regensburg.1356 Basel earthquake destroyed large parts of the church. During the renovations in the following decades frescoes were created depicting St. Mary, John the Baptist and the Dominican Vincent Ferrer. The church was actively used by the participants of the Council of Basel from 1431 to 1449.