Celebrations in Vienna on the occasion of the opening of the 23rd Eucharistic Congress (1912)

Carriages with participants of the 23rd Eucharistic Congress ride along the streets of Vienna on September 12, 1912. A combined horse escort of the Imperial Guard moves along a street in Vienna.

Riders in the uniforms of the Austrian cavalry units of the 18th-19th centuries ride by.

A column of teenagers holding musical instruments in their hands, pupils of one of the children's institutions, passes.

Carriages of the congress participants, harnessed to six horses, ride by, with a horse escort of the Guard following behind one of the carriages.

A ceremonial procession with banners of representatives of various social strata of Vienna.

A view of the building of the Catholic Votive Church in Vienna.

Carriages with congress participants ride next to the Votive Church, the residents of Vienna greet the passing carriages, waving their hats.

Views of one of the squares of Vienna during the ceremonial procession (above).

The papal nuncio's carriage, accompanied by priests, moves along a street in Vienna (above).

The text of the Pope's address to Austrian Catholics.

Portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary.

People on a street in Vienna during a ceremonial procession.

Coats of arms of the Austrian imperial family on the facade of the building.

View of St.

Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, the spire of the cathedral.

The papal legate is met at the entrance to the building, the cardinal's carriage drives up to the entrance.

Participants in a ceremonial procession in national costumes of the peoples inhabiting Austria-Hungary walk along a street in Vienna.

The participants in the procession carry a crucifix at the head of one of the columns.

A column of Catholic priests passes.

The participants in the procession carry Catholic banners in their hands.