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Pfarrkirche Son Carlo Borromeo

Pfarrkirche Son Carlo Borromeo
Pfarrkirche Son Carlo Borromeo

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Pfarrkirche Son Carlo Borromeo

An important witness to the Baroque building boom of 1677 in Cunter. With the beautiful façade and the pointed helmet on the tower. Bishop Ulrich Vl. consecrated the church in 1677.

Description

An important witness to the Baroque building boom of 1677. With the beautiful façade and the pointed helmet on the tower. Bishop Ulrich Vl. consecrated the church in 1677. The five-bay baroque hall building was given the patronage of St. Carlo Borromeo. It is closed by a two-bay choir and supplemented by two side chapels. The church was renovated in 1980.

Predecessor buildings to the current church are attested for 1392 and 1506. The 10,000 knights for the main altar and St. Gaudentius for the side altar are mentioned as patrons. No traces of the building and interior of the predecessor church can be traced back today. The late Gothic winged altar, last kept in the ossuary in Cunter, now adorns the altar of the St. Luzi Seminary in Chur. The five-bay Baroque hall building, which was completed in 1677, was given the patronage of St. Carlo Borromeo. It is closed by a two-bay choir and supplemented by two side chapels. The building appears particularly bright due to the high row of windows. The high altar with a painting of God the Father in the gable and the pulpit with a chest-like body and hall-like sound cover are a product from the time of construction (last third of the 17th century). It was probably the patrician families of the Underwegen, Scarpatetti and Dosch, who lived in Cunter, who gave the old and new church buildings special donations and donations, because in addition to donated church utensils, the grave slabs of several family members of the aforementioned families adorn the interior of the church. During the renovation in 1980 under the supervision of the Cantonal Monument Protection of the Grisons, no decisive new architectural history data was found.

Directions

Public Transport

By PostBus from Chur to Cunter or by train from Chur to TIefencastel. From there take the PostBus to Cunter.

Directions

Take the Thusis exit and head towards Savognin.

Parken

At the old schoolhouse. Please note the signaling on site.

Contact

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