Jesuitenkirche (St. Ignatius)
The Jesuitenkirche—also known as the Universitätskirche, the University Church—was built in Vienna between 1623 and 1627 for a moment when the Jesuits merged their college with the University of Vienna’s philosophy and theology faculty. The emperor broke ground for both college and church, and the church was dedicated to Saint Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier—names that still anchor its identity even though the original building is no longer standing. In 1703, Andrea Pozzo, S.J. was called in by Emperor Leopold I to redecorate the church. Pozzo remodeled it in an early Baroque direction, including twin towers, and he completed the trompe-l’oeil ceiling work that turned a flat surface into a painted illusion of depth. Pozzo died in 1709 and was buried in the church. After the work, the church was re-dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. …
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