Church of St. Sebastian (Expositurkirche hl. Sebastian) description and photos - Austria: Ischgl (Topic)

Church of St. Sebastian (Expositurkirche hl. Sebastian) description and photos - Austria: Ischgl. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Expositurkirche hl. Sebastian.

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The village of Mathon is located in the Paznauntal valley, a few kilometers from Ischgl. Mathon and Ischgl are connected by several hiking trails, during which travelers pass through very picturesque protected areas, as well as regular bus service. Therefore, almost every guest who came to rest in Ischgl ends up in Mathon after a while.

The main attraction of this town is the Church of St. Sebastian - a majestic building with snow-white facades and one bell tower, erected in 1674 and consecrated in 1682. The book "General History of Mathon", written by Kaplan Shett in 1895, mentions that before the appearance of this church in the 15th century there was already a Gothic temple, which was later converted into a presbytery and became part of the current sacred building. The church was run by a chaplain whose income was very low, so he took over a small farm. The financial situation of local chaplains changed for the better only in 1789, when they received another church title.

The first reconstruction of the church took place in 1763 - more than 80 years after its construction. In 1772, a chapel of the Epiphany was added to the temple, and two years later, the construction of the local Kalvariya began 100 meters from the temple.

In 1881, the church of St. Sebastian was renovated again. It was rebuilt in a neo-Romanesque style. From the previous baroque decoration, only two altar figures of St. Sebastian and St. Roch have survived.

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