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St. John the Apostle Roman Catholic Church

Kostol svätého Jána Evanjelistu
St. John the Apostle Roman Catholic Church
Kostol svätého Jána Evanjelistu
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Poprád, Poprad
Address:
Scherffelova 16, 058 01 Poprad-Veľká
Historical Hungarian county:
Szepes
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
49.068047, 20.280787
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History

The church was built in the 13th century in Romanesque style. It was reconstructed in the 15th century. The Gothic holy water stand is from 1439. The interior of the church is mainly Baroque. The organ is from the second half of the 17th century.

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