Location: Church of St. James, Ljubljana, Slovenija Map. The Church of St. James in Ljubljana was first recorded in Over two hundred years later, in , the Jesuits arrived to Ljubljana and took over the management of the church, which over time underwent a significant change in its appearance.
In , the church was severely damaged by fire. The organ was also damaged by the fire, but it was repaired and remained in the church until What do we know about the organ in St. James Church? A lot can be found in the Historia annua Collegii Labacensis, the yearbook of the Jesuit College, which is held by the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia. The first mention of the organ dates from , and the last mention of the organ in the Jesuit College yearbook is in , when the organ on the choir was restored with donations.
James for organ with 18 registers, two manuals and a pedal. At the same time, the organ builder intended to make a larger organ for the Ljubljana Cathedral, but unfortunately, he died before he could do it. On 18 November , his funeral was paid for by the presbytery of St. James, and the rest of the money for the organ was given to his widow Apolonija. The parish chronicle reveals that in , the dismantling of the old organ began with the aim of installing a new instrument, a three-part organ with 23 registers.
Unfortunately, no contract between the presbytery of St. James and the organ builder, Andrej Ferdinand Malahovski , has been found so far. Two years later, Malahovski made the organ in the branch church of the parish of St. James, at St. Malahovski was a Polish-born organ builder who had a workshop in the Ljubljana suburbs, and was known for his intonation and technical innovations.
On 16 March , the organ at St. The organ was a success, as evidenced by contemporary reports in the publication Cerkveni glasbenik CG , No. In , the desire for a new organ was again traced in the publication Cerkveni glasbenik CG , No.
