Saint Ignatius
St. Ignatius Church, Kostel svatého Ignáce, rises from the Jesuit quarter of mid-17th-century Prague as a flagship of early Baroque architecture. Designed by Carlo Lurago, the church was constructed from 1655 to 1677 to accompany the grand Jesuit residence that formed one of Europe’s largest Jesuit complexes. The facade top bears a statue of St. Ignatius Loyola, placed in 1671 with a halo around his whole body—a controversial feature at the time, since such decoration was usually reserved for Christ. The exterior was richly painted by Jan Jiří Heinsch, while sculpture work is attributed to Matěj Václav Jäckel. Inside, the church showcases stucco decoration and statues of Jesuit and Czech saints, with much of the interior furnishings dating to around 1770, added by the Jesuit painter Ignác Raab who briefly resided at the complex. …
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