Jesuit Church

Molsheim, France

The former Jesuit Church (Église des Jésuites) is the parish church is the main Roman Catholic church of Molsheim and the principal 17th-century church building in the Rhine Valley. The church was built between 1615 and 1617 by the German architect Christoph Wamser, and consecrated on 26 August 1618. Molsheim's Jesuit church is considered one of the foremost examples of Gothic Survival architecture or, as it is called in German, de:Nachgotik (posterior Gothic).

Among the many features inside the richly ornate building, the Baroque Saint Ignatius' Chapel (1621–1630) in the north transept and the Rococo Our Lady's Chapel (1748) in the south transept stand out as the most visually striking. Another pride of the church are the 1781 pipe organ by Johann Andreas Silbermann and the monumental Late Gothic cross (1480) from the former Carthusian monastery of the town.

References:

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Religious sites in France

Address

Rue Notre Dame 2, Molsheim, France

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Details

Founded: 1615-1617
Category: Religious sites in France

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

elisabeth BURGER (6 months ago)
Gospel concert by the Messagers group in this church. Good acoustics for this very beautiful concert.

Nguyễn Mai Trang (12 months ago)
REMARKABLE BUILDING OF MOLSHEIM The former "Church of the Jesuits" was built by the architect Christophe Wambser from 1615-1617. Since the Revolution, it has been the parish church ?????. The church organ was made by Silbermann in 1781. According to Molsheim's website, "It is the only one in Alsace to have a complete Echo keyboard of four octaves".

Vincent Berger (4 years ago)
Well preserved church. Lovely garden.

judith zachrau (5 years ago)
It was closed.

Ian McLeod (5 years ago)
A beautiful, beautiful church, architecture remarkable, history astonishing !

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