Jesuitenkirche, Jesuit church in Hall in Tirol, Austria.
This baroque church from 1608 features elaborate stucco work from 1653 and represents one of the rare examples of late Renaissance architecture in Tirol with its simple yet dignified facade.
Built in 1608 following the model of the Jesuit church in Konstanz, this sacred building was consecrated in 1610 as the monastery church of the Jesuit college and dissolved in 1773.
The church is the seat of the Partisaner Garde, one of the last four Sacrament Guards in Tirol and UNESCO intangible cultural heritage since 2013. Its members wear a Spanish court dress from around 1600 and carry a halberd, the weapon that gives the guard its name. The church also hosts the Marian Congregation of the Lords and Citizens of Hall, founded in 1606.
The church is a branch of the parish of St. Nikolaus in Hall in Tirol. Regular worship is limited to the vigil of All Saints on 1 November; otherwise the building is used for weddings, concerts and gatherings of the Marianische Kongregation. The Franz-Xaveri-Kapelle, added at the northwest corner in 1663, holds a baroque nativity scene with clothed figures during the Christmas season.
The church is one of only two late Renaissance churches in Tirol, together with the neighbouring church of the Damenstift; it was built by the Jesuit Stefan Huber after the model of the Jesuit church in Konstanz and only received its baroque interior and exterior in 1684.
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