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Virgin Mary Monastery Church, Klosterkirche

Biserica Mănăstirii
Virgin Mary Monastery Church, Klosterkirche
Biserica Mănăstirii
Segesvár - Felsőváros - Kolostortemplom - panoramio
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Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Lutheran
Settlement:
Segesvár, Sighișoara
Historical Hungarian county:
Nagy-Küküllő
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.2196920774, 24.7934530876
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History

The church was built between 1484 and 1515 in Gothic style on the site of the 16th-century Dominican monastery. A source from 1298 attests to the existence of the Dominican church. The church contains a bronze baptismal font from 1440, a collection of 35 oriental carpets from the 13th century and a Baroque altar from 1680. In 1556 the Dominicans left the town, which joined the Reformation. In 1676, it was damaged by fire and its roof burnt down. Then the present ridge turret was built and the church got new Baroque style furnishings. The former monastery was demolished in 1886. The carvings of the altar and the organ were made by Johann West, while the paintings were made by Jeremias Stranovius.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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