Kirche St. Thomas, Sevgein

History

First mentioned in 1340. Patrozinium St. Thomas. Letter of indulgence from 1357. 1411 Consecration of a supporting altar, which suggests a new building. The new consecration took place in 1449. The church was consecrated in 1491 with three altars. Today's sacristy goes back to the former choir. The church was completely rebuilt between 1687 and 1691, only the choir remained as a sacristy.

specifications

The present church consists of a three-bay nave with two side chapels and a closed choir on three sides. The chapels are located directly at the choir and climb through the main cornice up to the vault height of the nave. The exposure is below the main cornice through square windows. The portal is framed by Tuscan columns.
The tower dates back to the 14th century; it stands where old and new choirs join together. The octagonal pointed helmet was put on in 1706.
The murals in the side chapels depict St. Anthony of Padua. The paintings on the vault and façade date from 1865.

equipment

Two-storey high altar made of wood, on the side are the figures of St. Francis and Felix von Cantalice. The altarpiece depicts the unbelieving Thomas. The Tabernacle is a delicate Rococo building. The side altars stand on the back walls of the chapels and are stucco structures in the form of an edictula with wavy half-columns and gables and leaf volutes. The pulpit is a square body made of walnut wood with unadorned fillings. Dated 1696.
Stained glass on two windows with the lineages Bertogg and Capeder.
Frame picture in the choir with a Madonna and St. Dominic and Catherine of Siena, around 1700.
Chalices: Baroque chalices from 1756.
Paraments: White Casula, 1730-1740.
Bells with Gothic inscriptions from the 14th century. Century.
Grave tablets with inscriptions Bertogg, Cabalzar.
In the Swiss National Museum there is a late Gothic carved altar.

(Text entered by: Regiun Surselva)