The Piarist Church, also known as the Church of Maria Treu, is a

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parish church of the Order of the Piarists (''Patres Scholarum Piarum'') in

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, Austria. It is located in Vienna's 8th district (

Josefstadt Josefstadt (; Central Bavarian: ''Josefstod'') is the eighth district of Vienna (german: 8. Bezirk, Josefstadt). It is near the center of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850, but borders changed later. Josefstadt is a heavily po ...

). The Piaristenkirche was elevated to the rank of

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in 1949. The right tower has an approximate height of 42.8m as measured and calculated by the 5C class of the Piaristengymnasium in the school year of 2021/2022.

Interior

The church has eight chapels and is decorated with frescoes made by

Franz Anton Maulbertsch Franz Anton Maulbertsch (7 June 1724 – 8 August 1796) was an Austrian painter and engraver, one of the most renowned exponents of Rococo painting in the German and Hungarian regions. Maulbertsch was born in Langenargen and studied in the Aca ...

in 1752–53.

Trivia

Commissioned by the Piarists,

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's ''

Missa in Tempore Belli ''Missa in tempore belli'' ('' en, Mass in Time of War'') is a setting of the mass by Joseph Haydn. It is catalogued Mass No. 10The Haydn masses are sorted using chronological indices given by New Grove. The Hoboken catalogue had also placed the m ...

'' (''Mass in Time of War'', sometimes known as the ''Paukenmesse'' or

Kettledrum Mass ''Missa in tempore belli'' ('' en, Mass in Time of War'') is a setting of the mass by Joseph Haydn. It is catalogued Mass No. 10The Haydn masses are sorted using chronological indices given by New Grove. The Hoboken catalogue had also placed the ...

) was first performed on 26 December 1796.

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High resolution Gb picture of the interior of the Church
{{Authority control Basilica churches in Austria Roman Catholic church buildings in the Vicariate of Vienna City Piarist Order Buildings and structures in Josefstadt