Chapel Sogn Valentin, Vrin/Puzzatsch

The chapel is open from May to November and closed in winter.

Puzzatsch is a Maiensässweihler belonging to the village of Vrin at the back of the valley at the start of the path to the Diesrut Pass. The chapel was consecrated on 4 September 1643 in honor of St. Bartholomew and St. Valentine. Today only the title Sogn Valentin is mentioned. The movements of the building ground led to the collapse of the brick nave vault in 1743. In 1744, the chapel was given a flat wooden ceiling. The chapel was restored from 1984-1986 by the architects Zumthor and Bearth. On August 25, 1986, the church was reconsecrated by Vicar General Giusep Pelican on behalf of Bishop Johannes Vonderach.

Description of the building: South-facing baroque chapel with a recessed choir closed on three sides and vaulted with a barrel vault adapted to the polygon by means of a half-dome. In the nave you can still see the remains of cross vaults, which were replaced by a rustic painted flat ceiling during a renovation around 1744. The façade is divided into six bays by pilaster strips and a cornice. Gabled roof. Neither tower nor belfry. The bells hang in a gable opening.

Altar: The three altars are made of wood. The high altar is a two-storey structure of twisted columns and pilasters with acanthus scrolls on the sides. In front of the pilasters are the figures of St. John of Nepomuk and St. Lawrence. The two side altars were also created in 1731 and are composed as pendants. Painted leather antependiums, around 1730.Bells: Franz Theus, 1848, illegible foundry name without date.

(Recorded by: Regiun Surselva)