Piarist Church, Vienna
Piarist Church | |
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Piarist Church in Vienna | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
Leadership | P. Miroslaw Baranski SP[1] |
Year consecrated | 1719 |
Location | |
Location | Vienna, Austria |
Geographic coordinates | 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 |
Height (max) | 42,8m |
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.
The right tower has an approximate height of 42.8m as measured and calculated by the 5C class of the Piaristengymnasium in the school year of 2021/2022.
Interior
The church has six chapels and is decorated with frescoes made by Franz Anton Maulbertsch in 1752–53.[2]
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.
Notes
- ^ Official Website of the Archdiocese of Vienna
- ^ Floor Plan Piarist Church, Vienna., WAIS - Wiener Archivinformationsystem (Archive Information System, Vienna).
External links
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- Basilica churches in Austria
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