Jesuit Church

The Jesuit Church, also known as the University Church, is a two-floor, double-tower church in , . Influenced by early Baroque principles, the church was remodeled by Andrea Pozzo between 1703 and 1705.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Vienna
  • Also known as: “Jesuit Church, Vienna”, “Jesuitenkirche (St. Ignatius)”, “St. Ignatius von Loyola und Franz Xaver”, and “Universitätskirche Maria Himmelfahrt”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Stephen’s Cathedral and Mozarthaus Vienna.

Church
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St. Stephen's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in , and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Josef Grünwidl. is situated 340 metres west of Jesuit Church.

Museum
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The was Mozart's residence from 1784 to 1787. The building is located in 's , not far from , and is his only surviving Viennese residence. It is now a museum. is situated 230 metres southwest of Jesuit Church.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bermudadreieck and Inner East.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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's is an artificial island formed between the river and the Donaukanal. The island contains large expanses of parks and forests, including the famous Prater park with the permanent funfair including the Riesenrad Ferris wheel.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Jesuit Church

Latitude
48.20915° or 48° 12′ 33″ north
Longitude
16.37768° or 16° 22′ 40″ east
Open location code
8FWR695H+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 116761151
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q688472
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Jesuit Church” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Царква езуітаў”
  • Chinese: “耶稣会教堂”
  • Chinese: “耶穌會教堂”
  • Czech: “Dolní jezuitský kostel”
  • Czech: “Jezuitský kostel (Vídeň)”
  • Czech: “Nový jezuitský kostel”
  • Czech: “Univerzitní kostel Vídeň”
  • Dutch: “Jezuietenkerk (Wenen)”
  • Dutch: “Jezuïetenkerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكنيسه اليسوعيه”
  • French: “église des Jésuites de Vienne”
  • French: “Église des Jésuites de Vienne”
  • German: “Jesuitenkirche”
  • German: “Universitätskirche Wien”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Yesuit, Wina”
  • Italian: “chiesa dei Gesuiti”
  • Italian: “Chiesa dei Gesuiti”
  • Japanese: “イエズス会教会”
  • Japanese: “ウィーン・イエズス会教会”
  • Polish: “Kościół Jezuitów w Wiedniu”
  • Polish: “Kościół Uniwersytecki”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja Jesuíta”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Universității din Viena”
  • Russian: “Церковь иезуитов в Вене”
  • Russian: “Церковь иезуитов”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de los jesuitas de Viena”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de los Jesuitas”
  • Spanish: “Jesuitenkirche”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква єзуїтів у Відні”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква єзуїтів”
  • “Jesuitenkirche”

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