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St. Michael Chapel

Kostol svätého Michala
St. Michael Chapel
Kostol svätého Michala
St. Michael Chapel
Original function:
chapel
Current function:
chapel
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Kassa, Košice 
Address:
Hlavná 21, 040 01 Staré Mesto
Historical Hungarian county:
Abaúj-Torna
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.719935, 21.258455
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History

It was a cemetery chapel. Its lower church dates back to the 13th century, while the upper part of the chapel was built between 1360 and 1380. It was expanded at the end of the 15th century at the initiative of Szathmáry György. The chapel was renovated between 1902 and 1904 led by the architect Schulek Frigyes.

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