Former Franciscan Monastery, Town Museum
Muzeul Municipal - Muzeul de Istorie
Former Franciscan Monastery, Town Museum
Muzeul Municipal - Muzeul de Istorie
Original function:
monastery / nunnery / canon's house / provost residence
Address:
Strada Mihai Viteazul 46
Historical Hungarian county:
Nagy-Küküllő
GPS coordinates:
46.1687999969, 24.352568486
History
Tradition has it that the Franciscans settled in the town in 1444. They built their church and monastery dedicated to St. Elizabeth in the immediate vicinity of the castle walls. The church tower was mentioned in 1485. The present church was probably built in the Gothic style in the early 16th century. In 1557 the Protestants shut down the monastery and expelled the monks. It then stood empty and was used as a stable. From 1699 it was used as a municipal hospital. In 1721, the town council, under pressure from the imperial commander Hugo Damain de Virdmont, returned the church and monastery to the Franciscans. The neglected building was restored in Baroque style with the support of the Transylvanian Hungarian Catholic aristocracy and imperial officers. In 1747, after the construction was completed, the Medgyes monastery was elevated to convent status, and afterwards most of the provincial meetings of the Transylvanian Franciscan Order were held here. From 1747 onwards, an elementary school was also run within the walls of the monastery. Since 1970, it has been used as a municipal mausoleum. The museum's collection is based on ethnographic material collected by the Saxon pastor between the two world wars.
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