St. Justus Church

The reddish-brown plaster, made from the local Verrucano stone, makes the church appear to be in harmony with nature. The first Carolingian church, the "ecclesia plebeia ad flumina", dates back to around the year 800. In the following centuries, it was renovated in Romanesque style and extended in Gothic style. The remains of a Roman estate and Alemannic graves lie beneath the foundations. The church is named after the martyr St. Justus, who was beheaded as a ten-year-old French Christian boy by opponents of the faith. He was later canonized. His head remained in the "ecclesia plebeia" in Flums around 1036 when he was transferred to Pfäfers Abbey due to a severe storm and can be admired today in the Zurich National Museum. From an energetic point of view, the church square has two so-called vein stars, each with three intersecting stone veins. These were laid with suitable stones as lines of force. One star, located between the fountain and the cemetery gate, has a stimulating effect, while the other, whose center is located by the late Gothic lamp for the dead in the old cemetery, has a balancing effect. Together they form an energetic unit. On entering the church, the off-axis nature of the choir is striking. The old master builders were aware of energy fields and lines and aligned the buildings according to them. However, the choir remains in the same place throughout all the construction stages, which demonstrates its importance. You can sense deep values in front of the black, baroque hunger cloth, which was hung in the choir arch during Lent to block the view of the altar. The altar marks the strong place of power in the church. Its energies are balanced and uplifting. However, it is secured and not accessible. First mentioned in a document in 1303, the old cemetery is the only one in the area still adorned with wrought-iron grave crosses from the 16th-19th centuries. Take a look at the individual crosses. Each one is a work of art with rich symbolism. There is a place of power by the lamp of the dead, the center of one of the veined stars.