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Greek Catholic Cathedral of Saint Stephen of Hungary

Kostol svätého Štefana
Greek Catholic Cathedral of Saint Stephen of Hungary
Kostol svätého Štefana
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Greek Catholic
Settlement:
Nyitra, Nitra 
Address:
Párovská 1186/2, 949 01 Nitra
Historical Hungarian county:
Nyitra
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.312055, 18.081962
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History

It is the oldest church of the town. It was built in the 10th century in Romanesque style. A Gothic sacristy was built in the 13th-14th century. At the beginning of the 18th century Bishop Mattyasovszky László reconstructed the church in Baroque style.

Source:  csemadok.sk
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