Franciscan Church
The Franciscan Church and Franciscan Monastery are a church and associated monastery in the centre of the city of Graz, Austria. The monastery was founded by the Franciscan order, who still own it, and is first mentioned in 1239.Photo: DXPG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: graz@franziskaner.at
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in the center of the city of Graz, Austria
- Also known as: “Franciscan Church, Graz”
- Address: Franziskanerplatz 14, Graz, 8010
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kunsthaus Graz and Rathaus, Graz.
Kunsthaus Graz
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Kunsthaus Graz, Grazer Kunsthaus, or Graz Art Museum was built as part of the European Capital of Culture celebrations in 2003 and has since become an architectural landmark in Graz, Austria. Kunsthaus Graz is situated 240 metres northwest of Franciscan Church.
Rathaus, Graz
Town hall
Rathaus, Graz is a town hall, which is situated 140 metres east of Franciscan Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Innere Stadt and Gries.
Innere Stadt
Suburb
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Innere Stadt is the 1st city-district of the Austrian city of Graz, capital of the state of Styria. It is the part of the Old Town containing the Schloßberg and the city park.
Gries
Suburb
Photo: Freezerfreezer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Gries is the 5th District of the Austrian city of Graz. It is the location of Graz's red-light district.
Jakomini
Suburb
Jakomini is the 6th district of Austrian city of Graz. It is named after Kaspar Andreas Ritter von Jacomini and covers an area of 4,06 square kilometers.
Franciscan Church
- Category: religion
- Location: Graz, Styria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.07018° or 47° 4′ 13″ northLongitude
15.4368° or 15° 26′ 13″ eastInception
13th centuryOpen location code
8FVQ3CCP+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 822418189OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q1450322
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Romanian—“Franciscan Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “方济各会教堂”
- Esperanto: “Franciskana Monaĥejo”
- French: “Monastère franciscain de Graz”
- French: “monastère franciscain”
- German: “Franziskanerkirche (Graz)”
- German: “Franziskanerkirche Graz”
- German: “Franziskanerkloster Graz”
- German: “Franziskanerkloster und Teil der ehem. Stadtmauer mit Zwinger”
- German: “Graz-Mariä Himmelfahrt”
- German: “Pfarrkirche Graz-Mariä Himmelfahrt”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Fransiskan, Graz”
- Romanian: “Biserica Franciscană din Graz”
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