University parish of the Archdiocese of Salzburg

The Kollegienkirche in Salzburg is the church of the University of Salzburg and comes from the Baroque period. It is located at the University Square. The Patrocinium is the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the patronal feast, in Austria a solemn and legal Holiday, is celebrated on 8 December.

The church is a listed building and belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage Historic Center of Salzburg.

MMag. Christian Wallisch-Breitsching

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Fugato Universalis – everyone on the run?

Everything is in motion, values, climate, communication are subject to constant change. Where is the person whom God appointed as guardian and caretaker for the Garden of Eden? Driven by change, people become a threat to their own living space. Flight and destruction as a result characterize the world. Is there hope, is there redemption? In Chapters 21-22 of the Revelation of John, a proposal is described from the eternal flight, namely the possibility of a Societas Perfecta in which people and creation find their peace.

In front of the architecture of this perfect society, as Fischer tried to implement in the interior of the Kollegienkirche, the artist Christiane Pott sketches the fragility and insecurity of our current society. Issues such as migration and climate change as the driving force behind some dubious political developments are incorporated into this perfect architectural design.

Christian Wallisch Breitsching
Collegiate Church Salzburg