Ursuline Church of St. Michael, Baroque church building at Landstraße, Linz, Austria.

The Ursuline Church of St. Michael is a late-baroque church on Landstraße in Linz, built between 1736 and 1772 to designs by Johann Haslinger, with two towers and a facade whose convex central axis is flanked by statues of St. Anthony of Padua and St. Florian. The single-nave, three-bay hall church has three high niches per side wall for altars, and its high altar, donated by the abbot of Heiligenkreuz in 1738 and installed in 1741, carries the coat of arms of Upper Austria above Martino Altomonte's painting of the Archangel Michael.

Construction began in 1736 and the church was officially dedicated in 1757, with work continuing until 1772. The building reflects the baroque architectural movements that shaped Central Europe during the 18th century.

The church was formerly the monastery church of the Ursulines, who came from Vienna and began teaching in Linz; they brought the altarpiece of St. Augustine with them in 1679/80. Since its restoration in 1985 it has served as an art and concert church and as the parish church for the Forum St. Severin, the Catholic academic association of the Diocese of Linz.

The church space is accessible on most days and works well for a visit without much advance planning. Regular concerts and cultural events take place here, so it is worth checking what might be happening during your visit.

The pulpit's sounding board, carved in 1740, carries putti representing the four parts of the world then known: Europe, Asia, Africa and America. At its top angels sit on a globe holding a cross and a monstrance. The three reliefs on the curved basket show Raphael with Tobias, Jacob's dream of the ladder and the sacrifice of Manoah's parents.