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St. Michael's Church ((ドイツ語: Kirche St. Michael), also called ''Studienkirche'' or ''Jesuitenkirche'') is a 17th church in Passau, Bavaria, Germany with later additions in the baroque style. It is attached to the Leopoldinum School, Passau. ==History== Passau was once the capital of a prince-bishopric covering with 60,000 people. The Jesuits were brought to Passau in 1611 by Prince Bishop Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria. They established a college, designed by the priest Johannes Isfording from Molsheim, Alsace, which provided secondary education and also served as the seminary for the diocese until 1766. The Jesuits built a church in 1612, which was destroyed in the city fire of 1662. Much of the town including the cathedral was burned down in this fire. Between 1665 and 1678 the Jesuits built St. Michael's Church, designed by Pietro Francesco Carlone, the architect of the Church of St. Ignatius, Linz. The Jesuits were supported in their construction work by Sebastian, Count von Potting und Persing, Prince-bishop of Passau. The church is on the north side of the Inn River, just before it joins with the Danube. The Jesuits were formally suppressed by Pope Clement XIV in 1773. The bishopric was secularized in 1803. By 1837 the population was just 9,400, and the city was a frontier town of the Kingdom of Bavaria. The Jesuit's College, a vast building from the 17th century, was now a school. In 1879 the former Jesuit College was an Academy of Arts. It included a coin collection with 20,000 Greek, 18,000 Roman and 40,000 other medals, and a museum of natural history. Today the seminary buildings hold the University of Passau faculty of Catholic theology. The college library is now the Passau State Library. It includes 360,000 books, including over five hundred printed before 1501. There are 320 manuscripts, some of which are from the 13th century and are beautifully illustrated. The library holds the Vornbach Bible of 1421 and still has a coin collection. The former monastery building is a college preparatory school. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Michael's Church, Passau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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