Franciscan Church, Graz

[1][2] In the church, a high but narrow 14th-century chancel contrasts with the comparatively low and wide nave.

The chancel was gutted by a bomb in World War II, and subsequently rebuilt with a new contemporary interior.

The stained glass windows bathe the church in light, whilst the chancel is dominated by a grey cast iron crucifix that seems to hover.

The walls of the cloister are lined with the names, professions and life data of the distinguished burghers and noblemen who were buried in this place between the 15th and the 18th centuries.

On the first floor of the monastery, with windows looking into the chancel of the church, is the oratory, where the friars meet for their holy offices.