St. Hilarius Parish Church Of Näfels
St. Hilarius Parish Church of Näfels () is a Catholic church in Näfels, Glarus Nord, Glarus (canton), Glarus Canton, Switzerland. It is listed as a Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance, Cultural Property of National Significance. History The church is named for Hilary of Poitiers. Built in the Baroque architecture, Baroque style, it was designed by architects Johann Singer and Jakob Singer of Lucerne and built from 1779 to 1781. It was renovated in 1979, on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the start of its original construction. An eternal flame is kept burning at the church, in atonement for a 14th-century murder. Exactly what murder is a matter of some confusion: it may be the 1357 murder of Heinrich Stucki by his neighbour Konrad Mueller, or another in which two brothers named Tschudi quarreled and one killed the other. In any case, someone deeded walnut oil from trees on two parcels of his land to be supplied to keep the ...
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