Jesuitenkirche

On 7 December 2018, Bishop Stephan Ackermann banished the Society of Jesus from the city and the bishopric of Trier, ending a long and turbulent history. The Society of Jesus was first called to Trier in 1560 to re-establish Catholicism following the failed (in Trier) attempt at reformation.

They preserved the Church of the Franciscan Order, which had been operating in the city for some 300 years – even though the church today continues to bear the name of the Jesuits, it is one of the oldest preserved Franciscan churches in Germany. And the Jesuit modifications are indeed barely visible from the outside. The magnificent tracery on the western gate in particular dates back to the 14th century.