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  1. 27 relations: Baroque architecture, Bartolomeo Altomonte, Bavaria, Carlo Carlone, Catholic Church, Danube, Diego Francesco Carlone, Fürstenzell Abbey, Francis Xavier, Franciscus de Neve (II), Giovanni Battista Carlone, Inn (river), Jesuits, Kingdom of Bavaria, Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, List of Jesuit sites, Molsheim, Old Cathedral, Linz, Passau, Pietro Francesco Carlone, Pilaster, Pope Clement XIV, Prince-bishop, Rococo, Suppression of the Society of Jesus, University of Passau, Wrocław.

  2. 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Germany
  3. Baroque church buildings in Germany
  4. Buildings and structures in Passau
  5. Jesuit churches in Germany
  6. Roman Catholic churches completed in 1678
  7. Roman Catholic churches in Bavaria

Baroque architecture

Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe.

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Bartolomeo Altomonte

Bartolomeo Altomonte, also known as Bartholomäus Hohenberg (24 February 1694, in Warsaw – 11 November 1783, in Sankt Florian), was an Austrian baroque painter who specialized in large scale frescoes.

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Bavaria

Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a state in the southeast of Germany.

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Carlo Carlone

Carlo Innocenzo Carlone or Carloni (1686–1775) was an Italian painter and engraver, active especially in Germany.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Danube

The Danube (see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia.

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Diego Francesco Carlone

Diego Francesco Carlone (1674 – 25 June 1750) was an Italian sculptor.

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Fürstenzell Abbey

Fürstenzell Abbey (German: Kloster Fürstenzell, Latin: Abbatia Cella Principis) is a former Cistercian abbey in Fürstenzell, in Bavaria, in the diocese of Passau.

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Francis Xavier

Francis Xavier, SJ (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: Franciscus Xaverius; Basque: Frantzisko Xabierkoa; French: François Xavier; Spanish: Francisco Javier; Portuguese: Francisco Xavier; 7 April 15063 December 1552), venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was born in Navarre, Spain Catholic missionary and saint who co-founded the Society of Jesus and, as a representative of the Portuguese Empire, led the first Christian mission to Japan.

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Franciscus de Neve (II)

Franciscus de Neve (II) (also: Frans de (II) Neve, Fraciscus de Neuff, Francesco della Neve and nicknames: Bloosaerken and Blaserken) (1632, Antwerp – after 1704) was a Flemish painter and engraver.

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Giovanni Battista Carlone

Giovanni Battista Carlone (1603–1684) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Genoa.

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Inn (river)

The Inn (Aenus; En) is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

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Jesuits

The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.

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Kingdom of Bavaria

The Kingdom of Bavaria (Königreich Bayern;; spelled Baiern until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1806 and continued to exist until 1918.

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Leopold V, Archduke of Austria

Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria (October 9, 1586 – September 13, 1632) was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria.

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List of Jesuit sites

This list includes past and present buildings, facilities and institutions associated with the Society of Jesus.

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Molsheim

Molsheim is a commune and a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Old Cathedral, Linz

The Old Cathedral (Alter Dom), also called the Church of Ignatius (Ignatiuskirche) or the Jesuit Church (Jesuitenkirche), is a church in Linz, Austria.

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Passau

Passau (Båssa) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany.

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Pietro Francesco Carlone

Pietro Francesco Carlone (Before 1607 – 1681–82), or Peter Franz Carlone, from the Leoben branch of the Carlone family, was an early Baroque architect who was best known for building abbeys.

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Pilaster

In architecture, a pilaster is both a load-bearing section of thickened wall or column integrated into a wall, and a purely decorative element in classical architecture which gives the appearance of a supporting column and articulates an extent of wall.

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Pope Clement XIV

Pope Clement XIV (Clemens XIV; Clemente XIV; 31 October 1705 – 22 September 1774), born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in September 1774.

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Prince-bishop

A prince-bishop is a bishop who is also the civil ruler of some secular principality and sovereignty, as opposed to Prince of the Church itself, a title associated with cardinals.

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Rococo

Rococo, less commonly Roccoco, also known as Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, and trompe-l'œil frescoes to create surprise and the illusion of motion and drama.

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Suppression of the Society of Jesus

The suppression of the Society of Jesus was the removal of all members of the Jesuits from most of Western Europe and their respective colonies beginning in 1759 along with the abolition of the order by the Holy See in 1773; the papacy acceded to said anti-Jesuit demands without much resistance.

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University of Passau

The University of Passau (Universität Passau in German) is a public research university located in Passau, Lower Bavaria, Germany.

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Wrocław

Wrocław (Breslau; also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia.

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See also

17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Germany

Baroque church buildings in Germany

Buildings and structures in Passau

Jesuit churches in Germany

Roman Catholic churches completed in 1678

Roman Catholic churches in Bavaria

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael's_Church,_Passau