Markuskirche Ursuline Church description and photos - Austria: Salzburg (city) (Topic)

Markuskirche Ursuline Church description and photos - Austria: Salzburg (city). Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Markuskirche.

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The Ursuline Church of Markuskirche is located in the northern part of Salzburg's Old Town and is also included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The distance to the cathedral does not exceed one kilometer. The church itself, previously serving as a Catholic cathedral, has been transferred to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic diocese since 1999.

Earlier this place was the old Cathedral of St. Markus, adjacent to Mount Monchsberg. It was built in 1616-1618, but was destroyed during a landslide in 1669. Therefore, thirty years later, the construction of a new church began, which later became part of the monastery of St. Ursula.

The church itself is located in a rather narrow place - on the one hand, it is separated by a sheer cliff of Mount Monchsberg, and on the other, by a high monastery wall. Therefore, the church building itself is not very wide. It is made in the Baroque style with a distinctive bell tower and a brightly decorated facade with graceful Ionic columns and a triangular pediment crowned with figures of saints.

The interior of the church dates back to the middle of the 18th century. In 1756, the dome was painted - it depicts the apotheosis of St. Ursula. The main altar is dedicated to Saint Markus and was completed only after 10-12 years. The side altars are dedicated to Saint Augustine and Saint Ursula. It is also worth paying attention to the pulpit, luxuriously decorated with stucco molding and figurines of angels.

Since the temple was taken over by the Greek Catholic Church in 1999, a monumental wooden iconostasis was erected here in 2000 by a master from Ukrainian Lvov.

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