Koszeg - Church of St Imre

(Local Name: Szent Imre templom) Two churches stand one behind the other at the northern end of Jurisics tér. The newer one at the front is dedicated to St Imre and was built by the Protestants in 1615-18 over a medieval charnel-house. Its Gothic features suggest that the single-aisled building with its tall tower was modeled on the older Church of St James. In 1671, when the Catholics took over the church, a Baroque chapel and sacristy were added. There is a sculpture of St Imre above the main door. The reredos on the main altar is by Stephan Dorffmeister the Younger (1805) and shows St Imre taking his holy vows; Dorffmeister the Elder painted the picture of "The Visitation of Mary" on the right side-altar.