The Erhard church is a magnificent baroque sacral building of the Nonntal district in Salzburg, Austria. It is a pity that visitors often miss it. Erhard Church is an architectural gem just in a very central location: at the Nonntaler Hauptstraße, just south of the Fortress hill under the Nonnberg Nunnery.
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The Erhard Church is the Parish church of the Nonntal district and alongside with the Kajetanerchurch the second sacral building in Salzburg by Giovanni Gaspare Zuccalli. There was a chapel on this site since the 13th century. In 1310, a "Siechhaus" was built, a mix of a hospice and a hospital for people with plaque and leper.
Erhardkirche facade, Salzburg
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In the early 17th century, during the reign of Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, the building served as a hospital for the employees of the Salzburger Dom cathedral. Prince Archbishop Max Gandolf eventually ordered the construction of today′s Erhardkirche between 1685 and 1689.
Source text: www.visit-salzburg.net
Photos: Elisabeth Fazel.
Erhardkirche facade, Salzburg
Erhardkirche facade, Salzburg
Source text: www.visit-salzburg.net
Photos: Elisabeth Fazel.