Piarist Church, Vienna
| Piarist Church | |
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Piarist Church, Vienna, Austria | |
  Shown within Austria | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Vienna, 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 |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Year consecrated | 1719 |
| Leadership | P. Miroslaw Baranski SP[1] |
| Website |
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| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, Mathias Gerl |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Direction of façade | NE |
| Groundbreaking | 1698 |
| Completed | 1753 |
| Length | 55 m |
| Width | 40 m |
| Width (nave) | 15 m |
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.