Franciscan Church, Vienna

Franciscan Church
Franciscan Church in Vienna
Shown within Austria
Basic information
Location	Vienna, Austria
Geographic coordinates	48°12′22″N 16°22′28″E / 48.2061°N 16.3744°E / 48.2061; 16.3744Coordinates: 48°12′22″N 16°22′28″E / 48.2061°N 16.3744°E / 48.2061; 16.3744
Affiliation	Catholic Church
Year consecrated	1611
Leadership	P. Gottfried Wegleitner OFM [1]
Website	www.franziskaner.at
Architect(s)	F. Bonaventura Daum
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1603
Completed	1611
Direction of façade	NW
Length	65 m
Width	20 m
Width (nave)	12 m

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 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 Johann Wockerl in 1642.

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

Gallery

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  Gabel
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  Interior
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  High altar
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  Altar piece
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  Organ
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  Reliquary of Saint Hieronymus

Notes

External links

Media related to Franciscan Church, Vienna at Wikimedia Commons

• Church of St. Jerome, Franciscan Church