Augustinerkirche
The Augustinerkirche, or Hofpfarrkirche St. Augustin, sits quietly beside the Hofburg and holds a pivotal place in imperial Vienna. Begun in 1327 by Duke Frederick the Handsome, it was originally built as a cloistered parish church for Augustinian monks, with the Gothic interior we admire today added later in the 18th century. The nave, constructed from 1330 to 1339 under Dietrich Landtner, was consecrated on November 1, 1349, and the church gradually grew to accompany the expanding palace complex around it. This church became the imperial parish church in 1634, hosting a string of illustrious weddings, including Maria Theresa’s 1736 wedding to Duke Francis of Lorraine, Marie Louise’s 1810 wedding to Napoleon, Maria Leopoldina’s 1817 wedding to Dom Pedro, and Franz Joseph’s 1854 wedding to Elisabeth in Bavaria. A surviving monastery of six black-robed Augustinians continues to serve the parish today. …
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