Benediktskapelle

The Benediktskapelle is a small Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Saint Benedict of Nursia. It stands in the hamlet of Bischa on the Dünserberg, a high plateau in the Bregenz Forest of Vorarlberg. The building is protected as a historic monument and belongs to the parish of Düns.

The chapel was built in 1886 by local people under the direction of master builder Jenny from Schlins. It was blessed in 1888, received its Stations of the Cross in 1890, and was finally consecrated in 1892. The interior was completely restored in 1975. Two bells hang in the helmeted tower, one cast in 1921 by Grassmayr of Innsbruck and the other in 1950 by Oberascher of Salzburg.

Inside, a Romanesque-style altar made by a carpenter from Blons stands at the apse. Above it hangs a painting from 1887 showing Saint Benedict presenting his monastic rule. Flanking the chancel arch are two small altars carved by Dominik Demetz of Gröden, each holding a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. The nave seats about forty-eight worshippers.