Vergilius Chapel

The Vergilius Chapel (German: Virgilkapelle) is an underground crypt next to the Stephansdom in Vienna.

At this time, Frederick the Warlike (1230–1246), the last Duke of the House of Babenberg, was the ruler of Vienna.

It has been hypothesized that the Duke, who would have liked to have established Vienna as an episcopal see, had the crypt built for St. Coloman of Stockerau, who was to be the patron of the new diocese.

However, the chronicles do not mention the chapel, which has given rise to the speculation that it is the remnant of a failed project.

The chapel itself has survived with hardly any damage and provides the visitor with an excellent glance into the world of the Middle Ages.