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Burials in the Cloister
In addition to the cemetery and the church, cloisters and courtyards in monasteries often served as burial places.
In the cloister both members of the monastic community and laypeople or secular clergy could be buried. Archaeological excavations across the entire area of the Monastery have documented a total of 1,133 burials.
In the cloister itself, over 130 graves were found, with most individuals oriented with their heads to the east or facing the cloister courtyard. These burials date mainly from the Romanesque period to the late Middle Ages, roughly from 1200 to 1500. From 1878 onward, burials inside buildings were prohibited.
Chalice and Paten of a Bishop
In 1986, archaeologists uncovered the grave (N404) of a high-ranking church dignitary from the 10th to 11th century near the entrance to the north annex. The grave goods included a miniature chalice and paten, objects used by priests during the Eucharist, the transformation of wine and bread into the blood and body of Christ.
The chalice bears remnants of an inscription: […](R) TPERTS. This could refer to one of the Bishops of Chur: Hartpert(us) (died 971) or Nortpert(us) of Hohenwart (died 1088). The chalice and paten are displayed in the Plantaturm cellar at the end of the cloister.
11th Century Inscription
On the east wall of the cloister, near the junction between the monastery church and the Plantaturm, is a partially preserved inscription from the 11th century. Although only fragments remain, archaeologists believe it refers to burials that took place in this area.
+ [. . .] QU[.] CERNV[NT]V[R] SVN[T . . . T]RANSIR[E]
NAM TERRA[M] REPETVNT DE QUA PR[. . .]
V[N]DE MEANDO V[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] TIBI PRE[. . .]
QVAE BREVITATE CA[.]C[. .]DV[. .]S[. . . . . . . ]
HEC QVOS TERRA PR[E]M[I]T M[. . . . . . .]
ALTER ERA[T . . .] CE[. . .]ICTVS [. . ]AL[T]E[. . . ]
[. . . . . . . . . . . . . .]E[ . .]AN[. . ]LEGIS DE[. . . . . . . . . . . . . .]
OBLITI MISERE HV[I]V[S] M[. . . . . . . ]NCAN[. . .]
H[. . . . . . . . . . ]A P[.]TITO [. . . . . . . . . . . . . .]
[. . . . . . . . . . . . . .]NA[.] LOCET IN [. . . . .]
