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Holy Cross Chapel

Kostol svätého Kríža
Holy Cross Chapel
Kostol svätého Kríža
Original function:
chapel
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Address:
Pod Urpínom 554/8, 974 01 Banská Bystrica
Historical Hungarian county:
Zólyom
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.737623, 19.146848
Google map:

History

The chapel was built in 1406 and was dedicated to St. Michael. It was incorporated into the castle wall. The Lutherans used it from the middle of the 16th century. In 1560 it was significantly expanded. It gained its Baroque appearance after the fire in 1761. The new southern entrance was created in 1782. The stone baptistery (font) is from 1652. Its Classicist altar was made in 1834, and it illustrates the Crucifixion with Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalena.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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