Cistercian Church, Baroque church in Eger, Hungary

The Cistercian Church in Eger, formally Saint Bernard and Saint Francis Borgia Church, stands at Széchenyi István Street 15, facing the House of Arts. Its two-tower facade faces east, with a porch bearing the Cistercian coat of arms between the towers. The single-nave interior has four side chapels on each side with oratories above, and a main altar showing Abraham's sacrifice and Christ's crucifixion, with a kneeling statue of Saint Francis Borgia.

Construction began in 1700 but faced disruptions during a military conflict, with the building finally completed in 1743. The long construction period reflected the unsettled times the region experienced.

The full name honours Saint Bernard and Saint Francis Borgia, while the Cistercians took over the church and its school in 1776 from the Jesuits. The high altar shows Abraham's sacrifice as a prefiguration of the Crucifixion, with a kneeling statue of Saint Francis Borgia before it. The 1744 Marian side altar holds an 18th-century copy of the Viennese Burgkapelle image, once prayed before for the expulsion of the Turks.

The church stands at Széchenyi István utca 15, opposite the House of Arts, set back from the street behind a small front garden with a curved carriage drive. It can be visited free of charge during opening hours all year without prior notice. Weddings are held only on Saturdays, and an ecumenical ceremony may be led by a minister of almost any denomination.

A large bell cast in 1830 still hangs in the building from an era when bell-casting was a refined craft. This object ranks among the country's few large historic bells that remain unaltered.