Minorite Church (Eger)

This article explains the Minorite Church in the Hungarian city of Eger. For the Franciscan monastery in Cheb in the Czech Republic in the former Egerland see Franciscan monastery Cheb .

Minorite Church after the renovation of the facade and the roof, photo taken in June 2019

Minorite Church before restoration, May 2008

The two - tower Minorite Church of St. Anthony ( Hungarian: Szent Antal Minorita templom ) , located on Dobó István Square in Eger , is one of the most beautiful late baroque churches in Hungary .

history

The Franciscans built a monastery and a church in Eger as early as the 13th century, but had to leave the city in 1596 after it was conquered by the Turks . After the reconquest on December 18, 1687, the church, which had meanwhile been used as a mosque , was handed over to the Minorites .

This church collapsed in 1712 and the contract was awarded to build a new church. The foundation stone was laid in March 1758. The construction was directed by János Falk and, after his death, continued by János Nitsmann until it was completed in 1767 .

The decoration inside and outside the church followed in the following years. The main altarpiece was created by Johann Lucas Kracker in 1770 . The painting of the vaults with scenes from the life of St. Anthony comes from Márton Raindl , a painter from Pressburg .

In the new church a used baroque organ was first installed, which was brought from the old church and is currently in the St. Orban's church in Gyöngyös . The cabinet of today's organ comes from the cathedral , in which Ludwig Mooser installed a new 17-part organ in 1856.

The church was consecrated in 1773.

particularities

inner space

The designs for the church come from Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer , one of the most important architects of the Bohemian late baroque from the German artist family Dientzenhofer .

Web links

Commons : Minoritenkirche Eger  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Churches in Eger (Hungarian)
• Eger.me: Minorite Church (Hungarian)
• Minorite Church (Sankt Antonius), Eger (Hungarian)
• Eger portál: Minorite Church (Hungarian)
• Eger online: St. Anthony's Church (Hungarian)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Kilián Szigeti: Régi magyar orgonák (Old Hungarian Organs) - Eger . Zeneműkiadó, Budapest 1982, ISBN 963-330-229-3 , pp. 25-26 .

Coordinates: 47 ° 54 ′ 7 ″  N , 20 ° 22 ′ 39 ″  E