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Oláh Seminary, Museum of Books

Múzeum knižnej kultúry - Oláhov seminár
Oláh Seminary, Museum of Books
Múzeum knižnej kultúry - Oláhov seminár
Original function:
seminary
Current function:
museum
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Nagyszombat, Trnava 
Address:
Námestie svätého Mikuláša 394, 917 01 Trnava
Historical Hungarian county:
Pozsony
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.379258, 17.5912
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History

Archbishop Oláh Miklós built the building of the seminary in 1561 in Renaissance style. In the seminary priests were trained. It was the first Catholic seminary in the territory of Hungary. From 1619 it served as a deficientia, that means it was a retirement home for old priests. It has been a museum of books since 1979.

Source:  csemadok.sk
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