Sargans - Parish Church of St Oswald and St Cassian by Mark Sukhija

By: Mark Sukhija

It is thought that a church has stood on the current site of the Parish Church of St Oswald and St Cassian since the 6th century. The current tower dates from the Romanesque and Gothic periods. The Baroque building was constructed between 1706 and 1711. The altars, pilasters and pulpit are all worthy of note. The altar, in my opinion, is quite impressive for a "provincial" church. The pulpit is made from "Sargans Marble" which is a black and white limestone which has been processed and smoothed to give a marble like effect and was extracted from the Vild Quarry. The Marble from the tabernacle comes from the Southern Alps.

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About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook