Capuchin Church (Linz)

Former Capuchin Church

The former monastery and parish church Linz-St. Matthias is in downtown Linz in Upper Austria . The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Matthias belonged to the dean's office in Linz-Mitte in the diocese of Linz . The building is a listed building .

history

The Capuchin monastery with church was built after the laying of the foundation stone by Abbot Alexander a Lacu from 1606 to 1612 by master builder Christoph Martin Spaz and consecrated on September 2, 1612 by Passau Auxiliary Bishop Johannes Prenner . In 1985 the interior was redesigned by Friedrich Goffitzer . Most of the furnishings were made by Waltraud Goffitzer-Thalhammer and Alfred Stifter . The monastery was abolished in 1991, the church served as a parish church until it was profaned by Vicar Bishop Johann Hintermaier on July 3, 2016.

literature

• The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Linz 2009 . Upper and lower suburbs, sacred buildings, former Monastery church and monastery of the Capuchins, p. 178 ff.

Web links

Commons : Kapuzinerkirche Sankt Matthias (Linz)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Web presence of the parish Linz-St. Matthias

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Diocese of Linz

Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 16 ′ 53.8 ″  E