Description of the attraction
The original parish church of Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis was consecrated in honor of Saint Sebastian. Subsequently, she found a new heavenly patron - St. John the Baptist.
For the first time, the church of the village of Fiss, namely, on its territory it is located, is mentioned in the documents of 1310. In 1717-1719 it was significantly expanded to the east and rebuilt in a Baroque manner. The first organ appeared in the temple in 1760. Thanks to recent restorations in 1967 and 1973, we see a neat, small, well-preserved sacral structure, over which an imposing clock tower and an open gallery rises under a lush, bell-shaped dome. A cemetery adjoins the temple on the south side. The main facade of the church is decorated with a colorful fresco.
The interior has been maintained in good condition over the centuries, renovated and replenished with new shrines. The main treasure of the temple is considered to be a silver chest, which contains the ashes of a local priest, martyr Otto Neururer. This relic was donated on January 19, 1997 to the parish of Fiss by Bishop Dr. Reingold Stecher.
The Baroque altarpiece from 1720 with the altarpiece by the artist Franz Lokas was restored in the 1970s. Two more paintings by Lokas can also be seen on the altar. To the left of the altar is the Crucifixion, and to the right is the Nativity of Jesus Christ. The sculptures on the altar, including the statue of Saint Sebastian, the former patron saint of the temple, were made by Andreas Colle.
From the choirs, through late Gothic portals, you can get to the sacristy and the tower. The wooden vaults date back to the first half of the 19th century.
