The bishop of Linz, Franz-Josef Rudigier, had already commissioned a Festive cantata from Bruckner in 1862 to celebrate the laying of the foundation stone of the new cathedral, the Maria-Empfängnis-Dom. In 1866, he asked Bruckner for a mass to celebrate the accomplishment of the construction of the Votive Chapel of the new cathedral. Because of a delay in completing the construction, the celebration of the dedication didn't take place until three years later, on 29 September 1869.

Date of composition 1866 (revised in 1882) in Linz, Austria
Premiered 1869, September 29th in Linz, Austria
First published 1896, Doblinger
Dedicated to Votivkapelle of the new Linz Cathedral
Type Mass
Tonality E Minor
Catalogue WAB 27
Approx. duration 40 minutes
Spoken language Latin
Instruments Chorus/Choir - SSAATTBB
Concert Band / Wind Orchestra / Wind Ensemble - 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets and 3 trombones
Autotranslations beta Anton Bruckner: Mass n°2 en mi mineur, WAB 27
Anton Bruckner: Mass n. 2 in mi minore, WAB 27
Anton Bruckner: Mass Nr. 2 e-moll, WAB 27