Catholic Parish Church of St. Julitta and Quiricus, Andiast

The two basement levels of the tower are said to have been built around the year 1000, i.e. in the early Romanesque period. The tower is older. It is divided into two parts and the lower part dates back to the 11th century. The church of St. Julitta belonged to the parish of St. Leodegar in Waltensburg. It separated from this parish on September 8, 1526, shortly before Waltensburg converted to the Reformation.

The oldest bell of the three-part peal was cast in 1628. The old church was demolished in 1703, but the Tutm remained. On July 16, 1716, the new parish church was consecrated by Bishop Ulrich VII. Around 1770, Anton Sacchi from Disentis supplied the first organ. Under the direction of architect Ulrich Coray from Ilanz, a major renovation took place in 1939. The nave was extended by 4 m to the west, a new gallery was built and the open vestibule was added. The high altar was restored in 1940, replacing the old altarpiece with a votive picture from 1731. The choir faces north-east. It is recessed and closed on three sides. During the renovation in 1939, the nave was extended by 4 m towards the west. The simple choir stalls from 1707 stand along the side walls of the choir. The marbled wooden antependium features the semi-sculptural figure of St. Julitta with her son Quiricus, framed by gold-colored acanthus leaves and red flowers. Outside the columns and above the segmental roofing are various statues: below a holy king and a martyr, above them the holy women Verena von Zurzach and Ursula, St. Joseph with the infant Jesus and above them a holy apostle. The altarpiece is a votive painting of St. Julitta with her son Quiricus from 1731, with three scenes from the martyrdom of the two on each side. The lower part of the altarpiece depicts the founder, Ensign Johann Paulus von Weckherr, in front of an altar, as well as St. John the Baptist and St. Paul, the patron saints of the founder. In the niche between two twisted columns stands the statue of Mary, the Mother of God, depicted as the Queen of the Rosary with the infant Jesus in her arms. On the roof are the figures of St. Christopher, flanked by the Disentis monastery patron saints St. Placidus and Sigisbert. A 20th century statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus stands in the niche of this altar, which is lined with red fabric. 

The figure of St. Sebastian can be seen at the top of the roof, with the figures of St. Peter and St. Paul to the side. Some of these figures come from the old Gothic winged altar mentioned in 1643. Hanging on the church walls in gold frames are 14 Stations of the Cross, signed by Johann Mathias Jehly in 1796. A timbered belfry is placed on the brick shaft of the tower. The 3 bells hang in two tiers and are electrically operated.

(Text recorded by: Regiun Surselva)