Order of St. Elizabeth was invited to the city in 1738 by Archbishop Esztergom Esztergom. They cared for orphans, the sick and the poor in Bratislava. Over the next four years, a church, monastery buildings, and a hospital were built. The complex included a courtyard and large gardens. On November 19.1743, the first service took place in the consecrated church. Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary is one of the important architectural monuments on the outskirts of the historic zone of Bratislava. This one-story Baroque building is the work of Viennese architect Franz Anton Pilgram.→