Kapelle Sogn Carlo Borromeo (Sogn Carli), Uors

The chapel is open in summer from 09.00 - 17.00. It is closed in winter.

In 1616, the choir of the old chapel was demolished and replaced by the present building. Hans Jakob Greutter from Brixen in South Tyrol was commissioned to paint it completely. It was not until 1926 that the original paintings, which had been whitewashed at an unknown date, were discovered (1).

In the fan vault of the choir (2), the Church Fathers and Evangelists (3) can be seen in the individual spandrels. They are usually labeled with ribbons. On the left is a depiction of the Lord's Supper. Opposite, Greutter signed the disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane (4). The 12 ancestors of Christ are on the inside of the chancel arch. For most viewers, they are likely to be relatively unknown except for David, Solomon and Jesse (5). Greutter signed this painting with his full name in the crown of the arch (6).
The altar in the choir shows the veil of St. Veronica in the predella (7). In the altarpiece, Mary appears on a cloud (8). The patron saint of the chapel, St. Borromeo, as well as St. John the Baptist and St. Nicholas of Myra kneel underneath.

From the nave, to the left and right of the chancel arch, one can see an Annunciation, similar to the one painted by Hans Ardüser in the chapel of St. Roch in Vella a few years earlier. On the left, the angel Gabriel appears, on the right, Mary kneels in front of her lectern (9).

The windowless north wall is covered by the cycle of 21 individual paintings depicting the life of St. Borromeo (10), who lived from 1538 to 1584 and supported the Counter-Reformation in the canton of Graubünden.

Text and photos: Walter Müller (wmueller@hispeed.ch) in cooperation with Surselva Tourismus