Pfarrkirche Don Bosco, Parish church in Großfeldsiedlung, Vienna, Austria.
Pfarrkirche Don Bosco is a parish church located in the Großfeldsiedlung neighborhood within Vienna's Floridsdorf district. It was designed by architect Clemens Holzmeister and serves as a gathering place for worship and community meetings.
The church was built from 1970 to 1971 to designs by Clemens Holzmeister in the Großfeldsiedlung, a municipal housing estate for over 20,000 residents in Leopoldau. Bishop Franz Jachym consecrated it on 28 November 1971. On 1 January 2024 the parish of Don Bosco was dissolved, and the former parish church became a filial church of the parish Der Weg Jesu.
The church is dedicated to Saint John Bosco, the 19th-century Italian priest who founded the Salesians to educate poor youth. Since 1 January 2024 the former parish has been a branch church of the Parish Der Weg Jesu, and the Don Bosco sub-community holds its services here.
The church stands at Herzmanovsky-Orlando-Gasse 16 in the eastern part of the Großfeldsiedlung estate, in Vienna's 21st district. The entrance is on the south side, where the parish rooms adjoin the church; the interior is entered from there. Since 1 January 2024 it has been a branch church of the parish Der Weg Jesu, so opening depends on the services of the Teilgemeinde Don Bosco.
The church was designed by Clemens Holzmeister, who also planned the Großfeldsiedlung estate for over 20,000 residents. It was consecrated on 28 November 1971 by Bishop Franz Jachym. On 1 January 2024 the parish was dissolved, and the building became a filial church of the Parish of the Way of Jesus.
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