Piarist Church, Vienna

Piarist Church
Piarist Church in Vienna
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic Church
Leadership	P. Miroslaw Baranski SP
Year consecrated	1719
Location
Location	Vienna, Austria
Shown within Austria
Geographic coordinates	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
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.

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.

External links

Media related to Piarist Church, Vienna at Wikimedia Commons

• High resolution Gb picture of the interior of the Church