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· Rheinhessen
· 87 m
Amidst the low historical buildings of Kapuzinerstraße stands the red sandstone facade of St. Ignaz. It is decorated with gray sandstone figures, including the representation of the church's patron and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch († after 110). Between 1763 and 1774, the church was built according to plans by Johann Peter Jäger, on the site of an earlier church of a suburb that was incorporated into the Mainz city wall after 1200.
The church impresses with its combination of Baroque, which expresses the joy of faith, and Classicism, which stands for reason and clear lines. Between the strict classicist forms, opulent stucco work and putti stand out. The ceiling paintings, which tell the story of the life and death of St. Ignatius, originally come from the Baroque painter Johann Baptist Enderle and have been revised multiple times since.
Particularly worth seeing is the Classicist organ case above the main entrance (1774–1781), while the organ itself dates back to 1837.
Below the church is a crypt where, alongside clergy and parish members, the master builder, the stucco worker, and the carpenter of the church have found their final resting place. The towerless church is surrounded by a parish garden, where the large crucifixion group, the tomb of the sculptor Hans Backoffen († 1519), and a Gothic wooden crucifix can be seen.
Opening times
Opening hours:
daily 09:30 to 19:00
Services:
Sunday 9:30, 11:30 (in Polish) and 18:30
Monday 17:30,
Wednesday 9:00,
Thursday 17:00,
Friday 17:30
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St. Ignaz
55116 Mainz
+49 6131 224264 http://dcms.bistummainz.de/bm/dcms/sites/pfarreien/dekanat-mainz... E-mail: pfarrbuero@st-ignaz.de
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