Church of St. John the Baptist in Domat, Church building in Domat/Ems, Grisons, Switzerland

The Church of St. John the Baptist in Domat/Ems is a fortified church on the Tuma Turrera plateau above the right bank of the Rhine. Its massive tower, with walls about two metres thick, dates from the 12th century; the Gothic choir was built in 1504 and the nave in 1515. The west porch of 1703 stands on the remains of a defensive wall, and a Baroque crucifixion group from the early 18th century is mounted on the west exterior wall.

Sogn Gion was the second parish church of Domat/Ems after Sogn Pieder; the date of the transfer of parish status is unknown. The fortified complex is first documented in the first half of the 12th century as "St. Johannis in Amite", and the tower foundations with walls about two metres thick date from that time. The Gothic choir was built in 1504 and the nave in 1515; the tower was raised by one storey at the re-consecration on 5 July 1515, with the Carinthian Andreas Bühler presumed as architect. The west porch of 1703 stands on the remains of a defensive wall, and the church was renovated inside in 1946/47 and outside in 1960.

The name Sogn Gion is Romansh for John the Baptist. Every 29 August, the feast of the Decollation of St John, a life-size Johannesschale from 1515 is displayed on the high altar. The chapel of the Sorrowful Mother of God east of the choir holds a Baroque Pietà of around 1700 and votive paintings on its choir walls.

The church stands at the northern edge of the village on the right bank of the Rhine, on the Tuma Turrera plateau. The west porch of 1703, built on the remains of the old defensive wall, marks the entrance side. The terrain drops off to the east, where the Chapel of the Sorrowful Mother stands beyond the choir.

In the bell storey hangs a three-bell peal; two bells date from the 15th century. A fourth bell, cast by Rüetschi of Aarau in 2012, hangs in the roof turret above the choir. The church also keeps a life-size Johannesschale of 1515, displayed on the high altar each 29 August for the feast of the Decollation of St John.