The Baroque Piarist Church of Maria Treu is a parish church and the church of the Order of the Piarists (Patres Scholarum Piarum) in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

. It is located in Vienna's

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

 8th district (Josefstadt

Josefstadt

Josefstadt is the eighth district of Vienna . It is near the center of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850, but borders changed later. Josefstadt is a heavily populated urban area with many workers and residential homes.It has a population of 22,057 people...

). The Piaristenkirche has been 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

Franz Anton Maulbertsch

Franz Anton Maulbertsch was an Austrian painter and engraver, one of the most renowned exponents of roccoco painting in the German region....

 in 1752–53.

Trivia

Commissioned by the Piarists, the Haydn’s Missa in Tempore Belli

Missa in tempore belli

Missa in tempore belli is Joseph Haydn’s tenth, and one of the most popular, of his fourteen settings of the mass.This mass is catalogued Mass No. 10 in C major, , and is sometimes known as the Paukenmesse due to the inclusion of the timpani in its orchestration...

(Mass in Time of War, sometimes known as the Paukenmesse, or Kettledrum Mass) was first performed on 26 December 1796.

External links

• High resolution Gb picture of the interior of the Church