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Egyetemi Kisboldogasszony-templom
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Egyetemi Kisboldogasszony-templom

📍 V. kerület, Budapest🏗 1725-01-01

The Egyetemi Kisboldogasszony-templom is a Baroque Roman Catholic church built to serve Budapest’s university community, with construction starting in 1725 and the building opening in 1742. Its dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary marks its role as a spiritual home for students, professors, and staff in a city whose university life flourished in the early modern period. The church sits in what is today the heart of the city’s university district, reflecting the era when academic life and ecclesiastical architecture often intertwined to shape urban life. Key facts to note: the church is known locally as egyetemi templom, underscoring its identity as the university church; its architectural style is Baroque, characterized by dynamic forms and ornate details typical of 18th-century ecclesiastical design; and the start date is recorded as 1725 with the formal completion or consecration around 1742, aligning with architectural trends of …

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