Church of St. Kilian Bad Lausick

St. Kilian's Church is a three-aisled Romanesque pillar basilica. It was built in 1105 by Wiprecht von Groitzsch. St. Kilian was considered the patron saint of the Franconian settlers.
The church has been largely preserved in its original form. In the 18th century, the interior of the church was redesigned in the Baroque style. It was also given a baroque tower, which still characterizes the townscape today.
The Romanesque west portal made of Rochlitz porphyry tuff is remarkable. The design with animal motifs, mask heads and richly decorated arched frieze is considered a special feature in Saxony.
In 1957, the 18th and 19th century furnishings inside the church were removed in order to restore its Romanesque origins. The late Gothic Marian altar comes from the village of Witznitz (near Borna), which had to make way for brown coal in 1920. The organ is the work of the Saxon organ builder Gottfried Silbermann. It was later extended by Johann Gottlieb Trampeli. Silbermann originally created this organ for the Johanniskirche in Chemnitz. It was later sold to Auligk (near Pegau) and finally installed in St. Kilian's Church in 1957 after restoration.