Sümeg - Franciscan Church

The Baroque buildings of the Ferences kolostor (Franciscan convent) were built between 1652 and 1657 on the initiative of the Bishop of Veszprém György Széchenyi; they were inspired by the discovery of a wooden relief of the PietÖ in the ruins of a castle church, which the bishop had copied and today stands above the altar. Martin Athanasius Witwer, a Carmelite monk, led the restoration of the church in 1720 (passion chapel near the tower with splendid wrought-iron gates). The impressive altar (1743) was designed by Witwer and made by Franz Richter. The 17th C convent adjoins the church.