The Franciscan Church (German: Franziskanerkirche) is one of the oldest churches in Salzburg, Austria. The church is located in the Altstadt section of the city.
There has been a church on this site since the 8th century, which was rebuilt in the Romanesque era. A Gothic choir replaced the Romanesque choir in 1408-50; a slender Gothic tower was added in 1468-98.
Franziskanerkirche - Salzburg Madonna
The building served as a parish church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, until 1635. In 1670 the top of the church's tower had to be removed because the archbishop objected to it being higher than that of the cathedral. In 1866 it was restored in a Neo-Gothic style.
Franziskanerkirche - Salzburg
The church interior received a Baroque makeover in the 18th century by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. The Romanesque nave is still visible inside the church, and a 12th-century marble lion from that period is set into the pulpit steps.
There has been a church on this site since the 8th century, which was rebuilt in the Romanesque era. A Gothic choir replaced the Romanesque choir in 1408-50; a slender Gothic tower was added in 1468-98.
Franziskanerkirche - Salzburg Madonna
The building served as a parish church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, until 1635. In 1670 the top of the church's tower had to be removed because the archbishop objected to it being higher than that of the cathedral. In 1866 it was restored in a Neo-Gothic style.
Franziskanerkirche - Salzburg
The church interior received a Baroque makeover in the 18th century by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. The Romanesque nave is still visible inside the church, and a 12th-century marble lion from that period is set into the pulpit steps.
Franziskanerkirche - Salzburg
The high altar, also by Erlach, is an ornate creation of red marble and gold. The Madonna statue in the center predates the rest - it is a Late Gothic sculpture by Michael Pacher of Tyrol.
Franziskanerkirche - Salzburg
The High Altar (1709) by Fischer von Erlach is made of red marble and gold. The central Madonna statue on the winged altar dates from the Late Gothic period (1495-1498) and was sculpted by Michael Pacher of Tyrol.
Text source: Wikipedia, www.sacred-destinations.com
