Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Budapest
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The Church of St Mary the Virgin (Hungarian: Kisboldogasszony-templom), commonly known as the University Church (Hungarian: egyetemi templom), is a Catholic Church in the Papnövelde Street, Belváros-Lipótváros District (Inner City District) in Budapest, Hungary. From 1786 the church belongs to the former Theological Faculty of the Eötvös Loránd University, and to the Pázmány Péter Catholic University independent of it; before it was the central church of the Pauline Order. The Central Priestly Educational Institute operates in a block adjacent to the church, so that the liturgical services of the church are performed by the priestly students and the chiefs of the institute. The church has two towers and its towers are 56 meters high.
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Church of St Mary the Virgin University Church Kisboldogasszony-templom Egyetemi templom | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Location | |
Location | Papnövelde Street, Belváros-Lipótváros District (Inner City District), Budapest, Hungary |
Geographic coordinates | 47.490953°N 19.058086°E / 47.490953; 19.058086 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | András Mayerhoffer, Mátyás Drenker, Márton Siegl |
Type | Church |
Style | Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1715 |
Completed | 1771 |
Height (max) | 56 m |