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Sochy svatých v kostele sv. Ignáce

Statues of Saints at St. Ignatius Church

Mathias Wenzel Jäckel
1671-1699

Praha / Sochy svatých v kostele sv. Ignáce

Description

The early Baroque church building, with its richly decorated façade and tower, was built between 1665 and 1699 in several stages as part of the Jesuit college.
The façade is topped by a statue of St. Ignatius in a halo, with the gilded initials AMDG on his chest (Ad maiorem Dei gloriam, the motto of the Jesuit Order). The tympanum bears the Latin inscription: MaJorI DeI gLorIÆ et sanCtI IgnazII honorI pIÆtas ereXit (For the greater glory of God and in honour of Saint Ignatius, piety erected), chronogram for 1671. The portico features eight statues of Jesuit saints surrounding Christ the Saviour, created by the workshop of M. V. Jäckel, was added in 1699.

Praha - Sochy svatých v kostele sv. Ignáce
Svatý Ignác z Loyoly / Saint Ignatius of Loyola
(1491-1556), Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General (Wikipedia).

Svatý Jan Soan de Goto / St. John de Gotó (Joannes Soan; Goto archipelago 1578 - Nagasaki 1597) (Jesuit saints). Praha - Sochy svatých v kostele sv. Ignáce
Svatý Alois z Gonzagy / Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
(Castiglione delle Stiviere 1568 - Rome 1591) Italian Jesuit. Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726 (Wikipedia).

Svatý František Borgia / Saint Francis Borgia
(Gandia 1510 - Rome 1572), 4th Duke of Gandia, Grandee of Spain, (Catalan: Francesc de Borja, Spanish: Francisco de Borja), Spanish Jesuit and third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Canonized by Pope Clement X in 1670. (Wikipedia).

Praha - Sochy svatých v kostele sv. Ignáce
Svatý Ignác z Loyoly — Ignatius van Loyola (1491-1556), Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General (Wikipedia).
Ježíš Kristus – Nejsvetejší Salvátor / Jesus Christ – The Most Holy Saviour Praha - Sochy svatých v kostele sv. Ignáce
Svatý František Xaverský / Saint Francis Xavier
(Javier, Navarra 1506 - São João Island, China, 1552), pioneering Roman Catholic missionary, co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Wikipedia).

Sv. Stanislav Kostka / St. Stanislaus Kostka
(Rostkowo 1550 - Rome 1568), (Polish: Stanisław Kostka) Polish novice of the Society of Jesus. Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726. (Wikipedia). Praha - Sochy svatých v kostele sv. Ignáce
Svatý Jakub Kisai / St. James Kisai (Jacobus Kisai; Okayama 1533 - Nagasaki 1597), Japanese Jesuit (Jesuit saints).
Svatý Pavel Miki / St. Paul Miki (パウロ三木; Tounucumada c. 1562 - Nagasaki 1597), Japanese Jesuit seminarian (Wikipedia).

Artist

Mathias Wenzel (Matěj Václav) Jäckel (Wittichenau 1655 - Praha 1738), Sorbian sculptor and woodcarver working mainly in Bohemia (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Kostel svatého Ignáce z Loyoly (Praha).
Kostel sv. Ignáce z Loyoly (booklet in PDF online).

Location (N 50°4'31" - E 14°25'14") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr163; Photograph: 10 July 2026
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Svatý Ignác z Loyoly / Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General (Wikipedia).
Svatý Jan Soan de Goto / St. John de Gotó (Joannes Soan; Goto archipelago 1578 - Nagasaki 1597) (Jesuit saints).	Svatý Alois z Gonzagy / Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (Castiglione delle Stiviere 1568 - Rome 1591) Italian Jesuit. Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726 (Wikipedia).	Svatý František Borgia / Saint Francis Borgia (Gandia 1510 - Rome 1572), 4th Duke of Gandia, Grandee of Spain, (Catalan: Francesc de Borja, Spanish: Francisco de Borja), Spanish Jesuit and third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Canonized by Pope Clement X in 1670. (Wikipedia).
Svatý Ignác z Loyoly — Ignatius van Loyola (1491-1556), Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General (Wikipedia).	Ježíš Kristus – Nejsvetejší Salvátor / Jesus Christ – The Most Holy Saviour	Svatý František Xaverský / Saint Francis Xavier (Javier, Navarra 1506 - São João Island, China, 1552), pioneering Roman Catholic missionary, co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Wikipedia).
Sv. Stanislav Kostka / St. Stanislaus Kostka (Rostkowo 1550 - Rome 1568), (Polish: Stanisław Kostka) Polish novice of the Society of Jesus. Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726. (Wikipedia).	Svatý Jakub Kisai / St. James Kisai (Jacobus Kisai; Okayama 1533 - Nagasaki 1597), Japanese Jesuit (Jesuit saints).	Svatý Pavel Miki / St. Paul Miki (パウロ三木; Tounucumada c. 1562 - Nagasaki 1597), Japanese Jesuit seminarian (Wikipedia).