The SSPX (Society of Saint Pius X) has announced that it has become the owner of the Minoritenkirche, in Vienna’s inner city. The Society will be able to take possession of this church, officially named Italienische Nationalkirche Maria Schnee (Italian National Church of Mary of the Snows) on June 3, 2022, the anniversary of its donation to the Italian congregation by Emperor Joseph II on June 3, 1784.