Plattenbödeli

Visitation of the Virgin Mary (2 July)

The small sanctuary is located to the left of the Brülisau-Brüeltobel-Sämtisersee mountain trail not far from the Plattenbödeli inn.

The chapel consists of an open, five-sided choir in a steep wooden construction with a central altar and altarpiece of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It has two kneelers inside and many benches in the fenced forecourt. The wooden lattices can be swung open. The altar table and the ambo (since 1999) made of mighty stones could be discovered and repositioned not far from the construction site. The image of Mary shows the Mother of God visiting her cousin Elisabeth. The divine service equipment was donated by St. Gallen.

History
For years, there had been a plan by local and foreign mountain friends and Marian worshippers to build a small shrine on the Plattenbödeli of the Mother of God. Despite the unfavourable times, the work was promoted. The construction came about mainly on the initiative of St.Gallen mountain friends, supported by local circles, especially by Dr. Franz Peterer. On 21 August 1939, 91 people carried the wood to the chapel site. Almost all work was carried out in compulsory service. The chapel was consecrated on 22 October 1939 according to the plans of the painter Johannes Hugentobler. The little bell was donated by Catholic scouts and gymnasts of St. Gallen, inaugurated on 20 October in the gymnasium of the Catholic Cantonal Secondary School of St. Gallen and then carried upstairs.