Franciscan Church, Vienna

Franciscan Church
Franciscan Church
	Franciscan Church in Vienna
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic Church
Leadership	P. Gottfried Wegleitner OFM
Year consecrated	1611
Location
Location	Vienna, Austria
	Shown within Austria
Geographic coordinates	48°12′22″N 16°22′28″E / 48.2061°N 16.3744°ECoordinates: 48°12′22″N 16°22′28″E / 48.2061°N 16.3744°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	F. Bonaventura Daum
Type	Church
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1603
Completed	1611
Specifications
Direction of façade	NW
Length	65 m
Width	20 m
Width (nave)	12 m
Website
	www.franziskaner.at

The Franciscan Church (German: Franziskanerkirche), also known as the Church of St. Jerome, is a Roman Catholic parish church dedicated to Saint Jerome and located in the historic city center of Vienna, Vienna's 1st district (Innere Stadt). It is the church of the Franciscan Order in Vienna.

Interior[]

Erected in 1603 the outside facade of the Franciscan Church is Renaissance in style. However, its interior is Baroque. The high altar depicting the Virgin Mary was designed by Andrea Pozzo in 1707. The church holds the oldest organ in Vienna. The carved Baroque organ was designed by in 1642.

Capristan Chapel: painting of the "Martyrdom of " by
Francis chapel: picture of the church's patron saint by Johann Georg Schmidt
Crucifixion chapel: painting of the Crucifixion by Carlo Carlone