Egri Szent Bernát-templom

One of the most beautiful Baroque churches in the country, currently under renovation. The charismatic father Ede Koós, whose masses are filled with benches, is led by an excellent community, a sparkling creed and a high-quality cultural show.

Very nice church. Saint Bernard, pray for us!

Built in 1743, burned and restored. In its current form since 1888 For September 2019 the main altar was restored.

Beautiful church At the time of the visit, the organ was being played. That was very nice.

Beautiful church. outside inside is very beautiful. Worth checking out.

"The Church of St. Francis of St. Francis in Cistercian Borgia is located in the heart of Eger city center. Although the first Jesuit priest appeared in Eger as early as 1644, it was not until 1687, after the withdrawal of the Turks, that the order was resettled. The foundation stone of their church was laid in 1700, but construction could not begin until 1731, and only in 1743 was the Baroque-style single-nave building with two-sided chapels completed. Turning the wheel of time back a bit, let’s see what led to the construction of the church. Eger was liberated from Turkish rule in December 1687. The mosques were converted into Christian churches, so even in 1687 the Jesuits settled in a former mosque in the city of Eger. The chief of the Jesuit order traveled to Eger himself in 1692 to determine the location of the church, the convent and the school together with the Jesuit rector of Eger. After laying the foundation stone for their own church, they first began building the Jesuit convent. Construction had to be suspended shortly after the start, because II. The troops of Ferenc Rákóczi occupied the town in 1705 and the order had to leave the town. A papal bull forbade all orders to join the insurgents. The convent was completed in 1727, almost three decades after the first hoeing. This was followed by the construction of the church, after which the furnishing of the church took a long time and was not completed until 1772. The tragedy of the order is that in the year following the construction of the XIV. Pope Clement disbanded the Jesuit order, so the monks had to leave the church they had just completed, while the Hungarian Chamber confiscated their property. In 1776 the Cistercian abbey of Pásztó received the buildings and the management of the grammar school. As part of the misfortunes associated with the church, in 1787 II. Emperor Joseph, along with the other Cistercian abbeys in Hungary, disbanded his pastors, but in 1802 King Francis I restored him to continue teaching at the Eger grammar school. The church was completely burnt down in the great fire of 1800. After a major renovation, the church became usable again in 1831. Today’s church interior is quite amazing as a building within a building. It was as if a multi-storey house had been built next to the main altar of the church. It is also a very unique work at European level. "