▁convent ▁was ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Peter hof st att ▁square ▁towards ▁the ▁then ▁Fr ö sch eng ra ben ▁mo at . ▁The ▁August iner kirche ▁Zürich , ▁like ▁the ▁street ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁former ▁August in ian ▁monaster y , ▁meaning ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁August in ian ▁order . ▁In ▁the ▁high ▁European ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁the ▁ab bey ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁fort ifications ▁of ▁Zürich , ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁slope ▁of ▁the ▁L inden hof ▁hill , ▁at ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁small ▁K ec inst ür lin ▁gate ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁Fr ö sch eng ra ben ▁mo at , ▁the ▁August in ert or ▁gate . ▁ ▁The ▁inner ▁mo at ▁was ▁enfor ced ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁Sch anz eng ra ben . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Zürich ▁supported ▁the ▁popular ▁m end ic ant ▁orders ▁of ▁the ▁times ▁by ▁att rib uting ▁free ▁plots ▁in ▁the ▁sub ur bs , ▁requiring ▁them ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁wall ▁in ▁return . ▁In ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁fort ification ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 1 th ▁or ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁and ▁the ▁August in ian ▁mon ks ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁sett le ▁there . ▁The ▁monaster y ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁Roman es que ▁church , ▁and ▁a ▁building ▁complex ▁attached