The Jesuit Church is a church in Lucerne, consecrated in honour of St. Francis Xaverius, belonging to the Jesuit order and was the first church in modern-day Switzerland to be built in the Baroque style in the 17th century. Both outside and inside the temple looks pompous and rich. The architecture of the building is an example of sacred Renaissance architecture. Through the skilfully made stained glass windows, light penetrates the interior of the temple and gives the interior radiance and opulence.
Two towers with neat domes rise above the city, attracting everyone's attention. The church was built between 1666 and 1677. There is an assumption that the idea of its creation belongs to the Jesuit Father Heinrich Meyer and the priest Christoph Vogler. In any case, the designs for the decoration of the side chapels belong to Mayer. In the 1950s and 1970s a planned restoration of the building was carried out. In 1982, the temple was given a new organ, which it still owns today.
The interior decoration of the temple was mainly created in the late 17th century. These include intricate stucco ornamentation and an altar decorated with red marble. The centre of the altar depicts Saint Francis Xaverius kneeling before the Virgin Mary.
The Jesuit Church is a working church and it is open to all comers. Moreover, it is used as a concert hall during particularly important festivals due to its extraordinary acoustics.
