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Chapel of St. Valentin, Cartatscha

Kapelle St. Valentin, Cartatscha (oua_96790054_image)
Kapelle St. Valentin, Cartatscha (oua_96790055_image)
The chapel of St. Valentin is located in Trun. The chapel is open on request.

Description

According to Father Placidus à Spescha, the chapel built on the site of a small sanctuary was consecrated on June 26, 1706 by Father Johannes von Castelberg with episcopal authority.

Description of the building

Small, south-facing chapel with a vaulted choir closed on three sides. Above the nave is a barrel-shaped wooden ceiling, gabled roof with shingled ridge turret.

Wall paintings

Scenes from the Passion. The marbled stucco altar is a simple, two-column aedicule. The altarpiece, dated 1706, depicts the Madonna of the Rosary with St. Sebastian and St. Valentine. Carved rococo antependium.

Contact

Chapel of St. Valentin, Cartatscha

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