We stepped in out of the rain for an interesting visit to St. Sebastian’s Church and Cemetery which turned out to be very close to our hotel. The mostly Baroque church was rebuilt in the early 1800’s after a fire destroyed its interior. It’s difficult to photograph as it’s tightly sandwiched between adjacent buildings. But behind the church are a fascinating cemetery and mausoleum. The arcades lining the small cemetery include ornately designed tombs of some of Salzburg’s most notable residents. Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, arguably Salzburg’s most important ruler, occupies the mausoleum and the cemetery is also the final resting place of several members of the Mozart family (but not Mozart himself who is buried in Vienna).
The magnificent Rococo portal to St. Sebastian’s Church.
The inside of the mostly Baroque St. Sebastian Church. The high altar is adorned by a wonderful Madonna with Child from the year 1611.
The church is the green-roofed building behind the cemetery arcade. It was originally built between 1505 and 1512 but it was rebuilt in the 18th century and then again in the early 19th century after a devastating interior fire. The beautiful trees in the cemetery were very old and huge!
This mausoleum is the final resting place of Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau.
This is the Mozart plot: Mozart’s father, Mozart’s wife, and Mozart’s wife’s 2nd husband.
The four sides of the small cemetery are lined by these fascinating arcades. Some of the plaques are very, very old while several plaques on the arcade posts are from as recent as last year.
The cemetery is clearly well maintained because most of the tombstones like this one were in amazing condition considering their age.
I thought this cherub sculpture in one of the arcades was adorable.
2 thoughts on “Salzburg: St. Sebastian’s Church & Cemetery”
The cemetery was very interesting and I agree, the little cherub was adorable. I imagined Mozart’s plot would be much larger, but it is very nice nonetheless.
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The cemetery was very interesting and I agree, the little cherub was adorable. I imagined Mozart’s plot would be much larger, but it is very nice nonetheless.
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I loved the doors on the church and the tile floors, beautiful.
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