Jesuitenkirche, Jesuit church in Old Town, Koblenz, Germany.
Jesuitenkirche is a three-nave church with a polygonal choir on Jesuitenplatz, built 1958–1959 to plans by Gottfried Böhm. Its west gable facade of 1617 survives, with a round-arched portal framed by Corinthian column pairs, empty figure niches, a renewed rose window of 1959 and a stone crucifix from the 16th century to its left.
Built between 1613 and 1617, the church replaced an older structure from the 13th century. After wartime destruction in 1944, it was reconstructed from 1958 to 1959 with contemporary design elements incorporated.
The church is also called Citykirche, and its patron is John the Baptist. Since 2004 the Arnsteiner Fathers have served here, succeeding the Jesuits who left Koblenz in 2003. A carillon beside the church was donated by a Catholic reading society for the city's 2000th anniversary.
The church sits on Jesuitenplatz in the Old Town center, right next to the former Jesuit college that now serves as city hall. You can walk to it easily and explore the surroundings while strolling through the historic streets.
The west facade survived 1944 and was kept in the 1958–1959 rebuild by Gottfried Böhm, who renewed the tracery rose above the portal in 1959. A stone crucifix from the 16th century stands to the left of the portal, and a carillon donated for Koblenz's 2000th anniversary hangs beside the church.
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