Trebišov, sacral monuments and pilgrimage sites

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...

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...