Bona Ventura

Víziváros (District I) · Budapest

Capuchin Church (former Ottoman mosque)

Budai kapucinus templom (Szent Erzsébet-templom)

Place of worshipLocals' pick

This church stands on the mosque of Tojgun Pasha, built around 1555. Digs in the 1970s found the old walls, and one Ottoman ogee-arched window is still visible on the south wall from the street.

Address
Fő utca 32, 1011 Budapest
Hours
not verified (working church; open around services, check the parish before going)
Best time to go
Morning, Afternoon · About 20 min
Price
Free

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Good to know

  • Look at the south wall on Fő utca for the pointed Ottoman window; you do not need to go inside to see it.
  • An Ottoman bath stood right behind the mosque, where the friary is now.
  • Since 2004 the church also serves the Italian Catholic community in Budapest.

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