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St. Ignatius Loyola Church

Local name: Loyolai Szent Ignác-plébániatemplom

The church Ignacy Loyola is also known to the inhabitants of Ostrzyhom as kéttornyú templom, or a church with two towers. The interior of the temple is richly decorated in the Baroque style. One of the most important monuments in the church is the altar by Bernát Baumgartner with a picture painted by Martino Altomonte, which depicts the miracles performed by Saint. Ignatius. The statue of St. Ignatius.

The church was built by the Jesuit order according to the design of Petrus Ross in the first half of the 18th century in the place of an earlier, 16th-century church, which was destroyed during the fighting with the Turks. Initially, the building did not have towers, because due to the nearby castle, the construction of towers was prohibited. They were added about half a century later. The temple was partially destroyed during World War II, but in the years 1957-1958 it was restored.

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    Berényi Zsigmond utca 22500 Esztergom , Hungary