Reformed Church of St. Peter (Schanfigg)

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The church tower that dominates the landscape
Look into the choir
Stained glass window

The Reformed Church in St. Peter in Schanfigg is a Protestant - Reformed church , which is mentioned ersturkundlich 840 and was the determining Talschaftskirche centuries.

History and equipment

The high medieval tower from the 11th or 12th century stands free in front of the western front of the church . Since 1922 this has been connected to the church by a vestibule. It was last restored in 1986. In 2000 the facade of the church underwent a restoration .

In the nave , a late Gothic wooden ceiling shows flat carvings. There is a sacrament niche in the choir . The wall painting dates back to shortly after 1500. The glass windows were designed by Giuseppe Scartazzini in 1926.

The organ has a three-part prospectus and dates to the year 1782; It was completely renovated in 1922 and restored in 1986.

The rectory of the Mittelschanfigg parish is located directly opposite the listed church.

Church organization

Within the Evangelical Reformed Regional Church of Graubünden , St. Peter belongs to the Colloquium VI Schanfigg-Churwalden as a preaching place of the Mittelschanfigg parish (at the beginning of the 21st century a pastoral community ) .

Varia

During the renovation in 1922, a painting with a Christophorus motif was discovered and uncovered on the outer wall , but later covered again.

The Schanfigger Bsatzig took place in front of the church from 1851 until after the turn of the millennium .

literature

  • Hans Batz: The churches and chapels of the Canton of Graubünden, Volume 4: Chur / Churwalden / Schanfigg / Five Villages / Maienfeld / Seewis / Schiers / Luzein. Chur 2004, pp. 85-88.
  • Albert Frigg: The Protestant Valley Church of St. Peter in Schanfigg - A Chronicle. Self-published by Frigg, St. Peter 1989.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The municipalities of the canton of Graubünden. Chur / Zurich 2003, p. 344.

Web links

Commons : Reformed Church of St. Peter (Schanfigg)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 46 ° 50 ′ 3.4 "  N , 9 ° 38 ′ 38"  E ; CH1903:  768.22 thousand  /  189379