Church of Saint Anne, Baroque Catholic church in Víziváros district, Budapest, Hungary
The Church of Saint Anne is a Baroque parish church on Batthyány Square in Víziváros. Its pale cream and grey stucco facade rises in two tiers, flanked by two towers with clock faces and green copper spires. Between the towers, a sculpted sunburst emblem sits above a niche holding a standing figure.
Construction of the church began in 1740 under master builder Kristóf Hamon, on the site of a chapel and parish converted in 1724 from a house bought by the Buda town council. After Hamon's death, Máté Nöpauer, a builder from Brno, completed the work in 1761. Jesuits served the parish until their order was dissolved in 1773.
The parish was founded in 1390 and re-established in 1687; its registers begin in 1693. Until the end of the 18th century most parishioners were of German nationality, though sermons were also preached in Hungarian and Slovak. The Slovak sermons were held in the Szent Flórián chapel, which has served as a Greek Catholic church since 1920.
The church is easily accessible on Batthyány Street in the city center. The best time to explore the interiors is outside of service hours, when the architectural details can be appreciated without interruption.
At the entrance gate stand three allegorical statues representing Faith, Hope, and Love that were reconstructed after World War II damage. These figures mark the passage from the outside world into the sanctuary and give the gateway special symbolic meaning.
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