St. Viktor (Poschiavo)
The Roman Catholic collegiate church of St. Viktor (also San Vittore Mauro , San Vittore or Chiesa collegiata cattolica di San Vittore ) is a protected cultural asset and is located in the center of the village of Poschiavo in Graubünden ( Switzerland ) in the Puschlav valley ( Val Poschiavo in Italian ) in the diocese Chur . The church is dedicated to Victor of Milan , who is also the patron saint of Poschiavo.
history
The core of the church construction began in the 12th century ( early Middle Ages ), the walls of the nave probably date from the late Middle Ages . The tower was built in the first half of the 13th century. The church was rebuilt and expanded again and again, whereby in 1653 the building activity in the Baroque style was essentially ended. In the late 17th century a sacristy was added, the carvings on the west gate date from 1700. The interior was redesigned again in 1902 and 1903 in a neo-Gothic style. The outside of the church was renovated in 1975 and 2003, and inside from 1988 to 1989. In doing so, attempts were made again and again to maintain or restore the original character of the church .
building
Outside
The essentially late Gothic collegiate church of St. Viktor with its Romanesque tower, together with the nearby baroque reformed church of Poschiavo (1649/1685), is a characteristic ensemble for the place. The nave is dominated from the outside by the medium-gray, stepped buttresses that contrast in color with the beige basic tone of the church and the medium-gray pointed arched windows. The stepped buttresses extend to the edge of the roof and end with a pyramid-like structure. A large rose window is located above the sandstone-framed west gate with a richly decorated, carved door in baroque style . The detached polygonal choir has stepped, yellow buttresses that end under the roof edge.
The Romanesque tower is visibly older than the nave and is made of natural stone with an increasing number of sound openings. The top floor of the bell tower is decorated with crossed arches. Three sides of the tower have a clock with a painted face with Roman numerals at the level of the middle sound openings . A two-storey sacristy is attached to the south. The roof of the church ( saddle roof ) and the tower ( tent roof ) is covered with slates .
Inside
The nave and the choir are dominated by a ribbed vault . The high altar and side altars are by Theodor Schnell the Younger (1902–1904). A colored pulpit decorated with rich carvings with a "crowned" sound cover stands on the south side of the nave. Above the west portal is a colored, ornamented gallery with the present organ, free on three sides and resting on two pillars. An organ is said to have been in the church as early as 1800. In 1889 a mechanical cone chest organ by Friedrich Goll from Lucerne with 20 stops on 2 manuals and pedal (Opus 83) was installed, which replaced the old instrument. This organ still stood next to the choir. It was not until 1904 that the organ was moved to the west wall above the west portal. The reconstruction of the organ that was carried out at the same time also affected the case. The old pipes continued to be used for the most part. In 1991 the last renovation was carried out by Orgelbau Felsberg AG from Felsberg . The actions were mechanized again. The Goll brochure and case have been retained.
In the church there is a plaque in memory of Edgar Aristide Maranta (1897–1975), Capuchin , missionary and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania .
literature
- Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , pp. 547-553.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ KGS no .: 3142.
- ↑ Via dal Pedriöl 135, Poschiavo, Switzerland.
- ↑ See also: Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland .
- ↑ Collegiate Church of San Vittore on graubuendenkultur.ch
- ^ Collegiata S. Vittore Mauro / Poschiavo GR , website organ directory Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Coordinates: 46 ° 19 '33.8 " N , 10 ° 3' 29.9" E ; CH1903: 801,709 / 133886