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Convict

Kňazský seminár sv. Karola Boromejského
Convict
Kňazský seminár sv. Karola Boromejského
Original function:
school
Current function:
school
Church:
Roman Catholic
Address:
Hlavná 78/91, 040 01 Košice
Historical Hungarian county:
Abaúj-Torna
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.724472, 21.256275
Google map:

History

It was built in 1657. In 1652 Balassa Zsuzsanna established the convict for educating young Catholic nobles. The building was reconstructed in Classicist style in the 19th century. In 1995 Pope John Paul II stayed here.

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