Description of the attraction
The parish church of St. Sebastian is one of the main attractions and religious center of the Austrian community of Bad Blumau. Saint Sebastian was a Roman soldier and is revered as a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox churches.
The construction of the church began in 1480. It was then that a magnificent building in the Gothic style arose in Bad Blumau. But it did not stand for too long and collapsed due to the displacement of the earth layers that occurred in 1701. Only the chapel of St. Leonard has survived from the previous building.
The modern building of the Church of St. Sebastian was erected in 1702-1703 according to the drawings and under the guidance of the master from Graz Bartholomeus Ebner. In 1987, the church was overhauled, and in 2001 an organ arrived here from Anton Škrabl's workshop in Slovenia.
The interior of the church is designed in a typical Baroque style. On one of the outer walls there is a sundial with an inscription in two languages - Latin and German: "Where the sun is, there is life." Above the central altar is a painting depicting St. Sebastian pierced with arrows. The multicolored stained glass windows let in enough light to create a cozy, unique atmosphere.
