Veľký Šariš, sacral monuments and pilgrimage sites

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...

The most important monument on the principal  square in Bardejov  inscribed in  the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage, is the parish church of St Egidius standing in its northern part. Its construction started at the beginning of the 15th century probably at the site of the Cistercian monastery. It was conceived as a majestic Gothic basilica with three naves. The main nave and the church as a whole were finished in the years 1513-1518. The generally simple architecture of the...

The Church of the Holy Spirit dating from the second half of the 13th century is located in the village of Žehra in the district of Spišská Nová Ves. It is one of the typical buildings of the transitional, late Romanesque period. The rarest monuments in the church are wall paintings, forming a complete iconographic cycle. They cover the entire presbytery, the Triumphal Arch and the entire northern wall. St. For his historical and artistic contribution, the Spirit was included in the list of national...

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...

Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin on Marianska hora in Levoca is one of the oldest places of pilgrimage in eastern Slovakia. The pilgrimage takes place here every year on July 2. The chapel was an expression of gratitude of Spis residents for their rescue during the Tartar invasion in the years 1241 - 1242. The first chapel which was later gave to repair by Levoca parish priest Henrich was built in 1247 there. Marian Feast of the Visitation is associated with the arrival of the...