Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church, Győr, Baroque Catholic church in Győr, Hungary

Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church is a Baroque building in Győr with a spacious nave and six closed chapels arranged on either side, following Italian Jesuit architectural tradition. The layout reflects how religious spaces were designed to guide movement and focus the eye toward the altar.

The Jesuits built the church between 1634 and 1641 to plans by Baccio del Bianco, on land donated in 1626 by Bishop Miklós Dallos; Archbishop György Szelepcsényi initiated the project. The side altars, stucco chapel niches and frescoes were finished first, and the towers were complete by the 1650s. In the 1740s the nave took its present form with a new high altar. The Benedictines have owned the church since 1802.

The interior displays works by Paul Troger, whose altarpiece and ceiling paintings show religious scenes that shape how the church looks from within. These artworks remain the main focus when visitors look up and around the space.

The building is accessible during regular opening hours, though access may vary between weekdays and weekends. It's worth checking current visiting times before you go, especially if you want to see the interior artworks without interruption.

The east tower holds Hungary's 13th-largest bell, a 3,300 kg bell cast in 1853 whose H note carries across Győr. The west tower keeps one of Hungary's oldest tower clocks and four bells, including the 1,867 kg St. Maurus bell. Six further bells were cast in Innsbruck in 2016.