Franciscan Church, Vienna

The Roman Catholic Franciscan Church is located at the Franciscan Square on the side of Weihburggasse in the 1st district of Vienna Inner City. She is assigned to the Cathedral and Metropolitan parish of St. Stephen and St.. Ordained Jerome. In it there is the oldest playable organ in Vienna, the Wöckherl organ.

History

Had the Franciscan Order from 1451 with St. Theobald whether the Laimgrube in the district Mariahilf his first monastery in Vienna, which was destroyed in 1529.

1589, the City Council of Vienna, which was built from 1383 to 1387 vacant penitent gutter monastery of the Franciscan Order. When the Franciscans, the building - were housed in the former prostitutes as penitents - took over, it came under use of old parts to rebuild the church. It so happens that Vienna's only religious building in the Renaissance style is often still graced by Gothic elements. The church built in 1607 (the design of the interior was not completed until around 1720 ), the monastery until 1630 completed.

Equipment

The high altar was created in 1707 Andrea Pozzo. The front part is plastically designed as a sculptor work, columns, architecture, dome and clouds on the other hand painted on canvas.

As part of the choir organ restoration was also the Betchor and the backdrop of the altar, which were built according to the plans of Father Bonaventura 1603-1607, restored. It also grisaille paintings were uncovered that a previously unknown and unique " early Baroque mural document of high importance to art history " are for Vienna.

Inside is especially observed the Wöckherl organ that is located behind the high altar in the choir. She is with her date of origin in 1642 the oldest playable organ in Vienna.

Grace Statue

From the miraculous statue of the 15th century miracle rescue legends are known. You will come from Green Mountain in Bohemia. There should have been attempts by Protestants to destroy the statue. When trying to burn them, they resisted the fire. After they had tried in vain to destroy them with an ax, the ax Reserve left one in Mary's left shoulder and the statue has since been worshiped as " Madonna with the ax ."