Rochuskirche is a historic Roman Catholic parish church of St. Roch and Sebastian in Vienna. The church was built in 1642 as a monastery church of Armed Augustinian Hermits, on the site of the former Rupertikapelle. The chapel was completely destroyed during the Vienna siege in 1683. In 1687, the reconstruction of the temple in the Baroque style began.
The three-story main altar was founded by Emperor Leopold I in 1689. The altar was made to order for the renowned Austrian Baroque painter Peter Strudel, who was entrusted with making all paintings. His works include, among others oval picture showing the glory of Saint Augustine, which floats on a cloud surrounded by angels, and a picture of "Mother of Good Advice" in the golden halo, which is the central object on the main altar.
The tabernacle is embedded in a central architectural prospectus. The place of Christ's sacramental presence is gilded and decorated with Rococo ornaments.
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