Naters - St. Mauritius

Not much is known about the parish church dedicated to St. Mauritius (= Moritz, Maurice). It is located in the old village center of Naters, where a church is mentioned the first time in 1018.

The Romanesque tower dates to the 12th century, the steeple was added in 1514. The nave got erected in early Baroque style 1569-1564.

In 1514 the ossuary was built next to the church. Inside are the skulls and bones of about 30.000 pious men and women, waiting for the Day of Final Judgment.