St. Sebastianus

St. Sebastian is a Roman Catholic aisleless church in the centre of Neuss. It stands on a quiet street near the Altstadt, close to the larger Quirinus-Münster. The church was built between 1718 and 1720 by Superior Bernhard Schluns. Until 1802 it belonged to a Franciscan monastery next door. After secularisation it served as an auxiliary church to the Quirinus-Münster. The church survived the Second World War when its roof and interior were destroyed. Citizens of Neuss campaigned to save the building and it was rebuilt in 1955 and 1956. The interior furnishings include items from other churches, such as a Baroque high altar from St. Margareta in Düsseldorf-Gerresheim. A Crucifixion group and several statues came from a church demolished for lignite mining. The exterior shows a curved gable with round and oval windows and a late Baroque entrance portal. Inside, a flat wooden ceiling covers the single nave and a rectangular chancel has two columns. Six tall round-arched windows line the long side, framed by Ionic pilasters. A hexagonal roof turret tops the gabled roof. The Neo-Gothic Stations of the Cross on the street wall date from the 19th century.