Chur (Hilarien)
Title
Chur (Hilarien)
Also Known As
S. Hilarius
Dates
Founded bef. 1209; dissolved early 17th c.?
Dedication
Hilarius
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
A small and poorly-documented community affiliated with the men's house of Chur (St. Luzi). Its sisters are mentioned in documentary evidence for the last time in 1347 and after 1365 the site appears to be a monastic grange.
The last mention of a church on the site is from the 1590s. No medieval remains are visible on the site today.
The last mention of a church on the site is from the 1590s. No medieval remains are visible on the site today.
Status
Women's community, later grange
Reference
Bibliography
Saulle Hippenmeyer, Immacolata. “Chur, St. Hilarien.” In Die Prämonstratenser und Prämonstratenserinnen in der Schweiz, edited by Urs Amacher, Bernard Andenmatten, and Brigitte Degler-Spengler, 267–70. Helvetia Sacra 4. Basel: Schwabe, 2002.
Image Credit
Postcard of St. Hilarien, ca. 1918. NossaIstorgia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Chur (Hilarien),” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/527.