St. Virgil's & St. Rupert's Church

This is one of the larger churches we saw during our travels and the second dedicated to St. Virgil.  There are three dates on the entrance grills:  774 is the year that the Abbot and Bishop Virgil, who came from Ireland, consecrated the first cathedral.  1628was the year that much of the cathedral was demolished after a fire.  Archbishop Markus Sittikus began the rebuilding and it was consecrated on September 25, 1628.  On October 16, 1944, an aerial bomb destroyed the cathedral dome.  Archbishop Andreas Rohracher directed the rebuilding of the dome and the cathedral was reopened on May 1, 1959.

Approaching the Church

The top of the church	St. Virgil's Main Altar.	Gretchen gives a Lecture.	A Side Altar at St. Virgils.	A Side Altar at St Virgils.
The Ceiling-Unbelieveable !	A Fresco. Helping a Lion.	Another Fresco-The Crucification	Another Side Altar.	Long Shot of Fresco Altar with Skulls.
The Head Skull.	What is up with the Scary Skulls Anyway ?	Another Set of Skulls-the Detail is Incredible.

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