The former Jesuit Church of St. Francis Xavier was donated to the Paderborn Jesuits by Prince-Bishop Ferdinand von Fürstenberg (1661-1683). Provost Dietrich von Fürstenberg, the later Prince-Bishop (1585-1618), had brought them to Paderborn in 1580 and left them the abandoned Minorite monastery on the Kamp. In 1596, they began to build a new branch there, which, supplemented by the building wings of the grammar school and the university, eventually expanded into a large complex.
The church, which was rebuilt between 1949 and 1958, underwent several stages of exterior restoration between 1980 and 1988. This was followed by the restoration of the interior in 1995/96. However, the restoration of the former Jesuit church was not actually completed until the complete reconstruction of the baroque high altar, which was destroyed in the Second World War, began in 1989 and was completed in 2003.
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Directions & Parking facilities
Take the A 33 freeway to the Pad.-Zentrum or Pad.-Schloß Neuhaus exit; then head towards Paderborn city center. Stay on the inner ring road (Innenstadtring) in the direction of PaderHalle or Maspernplatz (if necessary, follow the parking guidance system). Turn into Maspernplatz via Hathumarstraße.
Parking:
Parking for cars is available at Maspernplatz on the edge of Paderborn city center (destination address for the navigation system: Heiersmauer 45, 33098 Paderborn). There are usually plenty of parking spaces there. Tip: Buy a reasonably priced day ticket!
An alternative is the Neuhäuser Tor parking garage, which you will pass on the way to Maspernplatz as described above.
Information on other parking options in the city center and tariffs: www.asp-paderborn.de.
By public transportation:
Take the city bus lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 (PaderSprinter) to the "Rathausplatz" stop.
For more information on traveling by city bus, visit www.padersprinter.de or call 05251 6997222.
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Karl Heinz Schäfer
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