Eger - Parish Church of St Anthony (formerly Minorite Church) (formerly Minorita templom)

The main feature of the market square is the former Minorite Church (Minorita templom), now the Parish Church of St Anthony, one of the most outstanding Baroque edifices in Hungary. The Minorite Order of monks had been resident in Eger since the 13th C and built a monastery here which fell into decay during the period of Turkish occupation and was later rebuilt.

The Bohemian architect Johann Ignaz Dientzenhofer, schooled in Viennese Baroque by Lukas von Hildebrandt, drew up the plans for the church, which was commenced in 1758 but not completed until 1773. Baroque dynamism is already evident in the twin-towered front, in the center of which the overall alignment changes to form an elegantly rounded contour. In the center of the gable stands a statue of St Anthony of Padua, and phases in his life are portrayed on the ceiling fresco inside the church - the work of the Bratislavan artist Márton Raindl. The paintings on the side-altars are also valuable Baroque/Late Baroque works. To the right of the church stands the plain, three-story monastery building.