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Franciscan Church - Church of St Jerome Description

(Local Name: Franziskanerkirche) The Church of St Jerome at present standing on this idyllic old-world square (Franziskanerplatz) is the only church in Vienna to possess a Renaissance facade. The interior is, however, decorated and fitted out in Baroque style. A 14th C. Poor Clares convent formerly occupied the site where this church was constructed between 1603 and 1611. Father Bonaventura Daum was responsible for the designs of the new building. The tower was added in 1614. In the interior the High Altar by Andrea Pozzo dating from 1707 is particularly notable as is a venerated picture of the Madonna and Child from about 1550 which probably came from Grünberg in Bohemia. Behind the altar is the monks' choir

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Hobbies & Activities category: Christian sites; Architecture - Renaissance; Architecture - Baroque or Rococo

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Franciscan Church / Church of St Jerome
Franziskanerplatz 4
Wien
Austria

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