Jesuitenkolleg Amberg, Jesuit monastery in Amberg, Germany
The Jesuit College is a three-storey four-wing complex with saddle roofs and a 160-metre-long front facing the town, built from 1665 beside St. George's Church. Its south wing has ground-floor arcades, and the courtyard side features an oriel with a curved helmet. The east wing holds the Provinzialbibliothek, whose long low room has a mirror ceiling with lunettes and stucco ornament.
The college was founded by the Jesuits in 1665 and quickly became an important educational center in the region. When the order was dissolved in 1773, its time as a school ended and the building was later repurposed for different uses.
The name honors the Jesuit order that founded and shaped the college for generations. Walking through the courtyard today, you see arcaded galleries that reveal how the Jesuits organized their living and working spaces.
Access is possible from the street beside the church, and the courtyard invites exploration. The site functions today as a mixed-use space, so visitors should be respectful and check opening times before visiting.
The Kongregationssaal in the extension wing has a 585 m² coffered ceiling painted in oil between 1676 and 1678, with the Annunciation in the round central field, donated by Präses Rapp. The room's first furnishings were designed by Brother Johann Hörmann, and the pulpit with the Archangel Michael on its canopy dates from 1693.
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