Piarist Church, Vienna

Piarist Church

Piarist Church in Vienna

Religion
Affiliation| Catholic Church
Leadership| P. Miroslaw Baranski SP[1]
Year consecrated| 1719
Location
Location| Vienna, Austria

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Piarist Church, Vienna (Austria)

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Geographic coordinates| 48°12′38″N 16°20′57″E﻿ / ﻿48.2105°N 16.3492°E﻿ / 48.2105; 16.3492
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
www.mariatreu.at

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

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The church has six chapels and is decorated with frescoes made by Franz Anton Maulbertsch in 1752–53.

## Trivia

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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

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1. ^ Official Website of the Archdiocese of Vienna

## External links

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Media related to Piarist Church, Vienna at Wikimedia Commons

* High resolution Gb picture of the interior of the Church

Authority control databases

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* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States

Other|

* Yale LUX