St Leonhard chapel Bad Ragaz

The St Leonhard Chapel at the western entrance to Bad Ragaz is today frequently used as the "wedding chapel".

The St Leonhard Chapel in Bad Ragaz is a pilgrimage chapel. St Leonhard, the patron saint of farmers and cattle, was revered here.

A particular feature of the St Leonhard Chapel is that it possesses three altars. Various frescos, revealed during renovation work in 1981, show the holy Leonhard as church patron, the mysteries of the childhood of Christ, the coronation of the Virgin Mary as well as the holy Fridolin, to whom the right hand side altar (south-west) is dedicated. The vestibule was fitted out as a room commemorating the battle of Ragaz in 1446. It is richly decorated with paintings and writings. Time and patience are required to decipher the story of the battle. Niklaus von der Flüh, better known as Brother Klaus, is supposed to have fought here.

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Bad Ragaz Tourismus
Am Platz 1
7310 Bad Ragaz
Tel. +41 (0)81 300 40 20
Fax +41 (0)81 300 40 21
info@spavillage.ch
www.spavillage.ch

In the year 1412 Bishop Konrad of Chur consecrated the delicate liitle House of God. The foundation walls of the chapel are, however, very much older, in the course of centuries numerous alterations were undertaken.The chapel's donor is considered to be that Friedrich von Reitnau, brother of the then Pfäfers abbot, Werner von Reitnau, whose family crest can still be seen on the wall of the left side nave near the side altar.

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The St Leonhard Chapel is open daily from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m and can be reached on foot from the Bad Ragaz railway station to the west across a field path which runs parallel to the railway track (approx. 30 minutes). Motorists take the motorway exit Bad Ragaz North. The chapel is situated on the right of the entrance to the village. There are adequate parking facilities.