Piarist Church, Vienna
Piarist Church | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
Leadership | P. Miroslaw Baranski SP[1] |
Year consecrated | 1719 |
Location | |
Location | Vienna, Austria |
Shown within Austria | |
Geographic coordinates | 48°12′38″N 16°20′57″E / 48.2105°N 16.3492°ECoordinates: 48°12′38″N 16°20′57″E / 48.2105°N 16.3492°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, Mathias Gerl |
Type | Church |
Style | Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1698 |
Completed | 1753 |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | NE |
Length | 55 m |
Width | 40 m |
Width (nave) | 15 m |
Website | |
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The Piarist Church, also known as the Church of Maria Treu, is a Baroque parish church of the Order of the Piarists (Patres Scholarum Piarum) in Vienna, Austria. It is located in Vienna's 8th district (Josefstadt). The Piaristenkirche was elevated to the rank of Basilica Minor in 1949.
Interior[]
The church has eight chapels and is decorated with frescoes made by Franz Anton Maulbertsch in 1752–53.
Trivia[]
Commissioned by the Piarists, Haydn's Missa in Tempore Belli (Mass in Time of War, sometimes known as the Paukenmesse or Kettledrum Mass) was first performed on 26 December 1796.
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Media related to Piarist Church, Vienna at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Basilica churches in Austria
- Roman Catholic church buildings in the Vicariate of Vienna City
- Piarist Order
- Buildings and structures in Josefstadt