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St. Peter and Paul Franciscan Church and Monastery

Kostol sv. Petra a Pavla
St. Peter and Paul Franciscan Church and Monastery
Kostol sv. Petra a Pavla
Original function:
church and monastery
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Nyitra, Nitra 
Address:
Samova 2, 949 01 Nitra
Historical Hungarian county:
Nyitra
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.315988, 18.08628
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History

It was built between 1624 and 1634 in Renaissance style by Bishop Telegdi János of Nyitra. It was reconstructed in Baroque style in 1763. The 33 reliefs illustrating the life of St. Francis of Assisi were made around 1760. The reliefs on the facade from 1633 depict St. Peter and St. Paul.

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