Herľany, sacral monuments and pilgrimage sites
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Kalvínsky kostol
Of all the churches in Košice, this was perhaps the most fateful. At the time of the Reformation, the majority of the people of Košice converted to the Lutheran religion. The Lutherans were quite conflicting religiously, especially against the Calvinists. They confiscated their churches, they did not want to leave any for them. For the purpose of building a church, rectory and school, a plot of land was designated for them in Mészáros Street. After their church was built (1652-55), it was occupied...
St. Elisabeth Cathedral
The St. Elisabeth Cathedral is a Gothic cathedral in Košice. It is Slovakia's biggest church. The record on the existence of Košice dating from 1230 in connected with that on the existence of the rectory church. In the process of the settlement's transformation from a rural community into a town, all its periods of success and failures had been reflected on St. Elizabeth's Cathedral. According to historic data the present-day cathedral was built on the site of an edifice of older...
Church of St. Luke the Evangelist (Brezany)
Greek Catholic Church of St. Luke the Evangelist from 1727 in the village Brezany, district Prešov is a historic wooden sacral building in Slovakia. Restoration of the church was made in the second half of the 18th century. It is currently also a branch of the Roman Catholic parish in nearby Bajerov. From an architectural point of view it regards as an atypical three-part log-house with a strong influence of Gothic Roman Catholic religious architecture. The windows are made by deep cuts in two...