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Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven or German Church

Kostol Nanebovzatia Panny Márie
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven or German Church
Kostol Nanebovzatia Panny Márie
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Besztercebánya, Banská Bystrica
Address:
Námestie Š. Moysesa 48, 974 01 Banská Bystrica
Historical Hungarian county:
Zólyom
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.737381, 19.146633
Google map:
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History

The church was built in 1255 in Romanesque style. In the 15th century it was reconstructed in Gothic style and fortified with stone walls and palisades. The Gothic Chapel of St. Barbara was built on the north side in 1478. St. Barbara is the guardian of miners. The altar of St. Barbara was made by Master Lőcsei Pál in 1509. On the south side the chapels of St. Andrew and the Body of Christ were created in 1473, while the Chapel of St. John the Baptist was constructed in 1480. Most of the interior of the church was destroyed in a fire in 1761 and was reconstructed in Baroque style.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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