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St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Parish Church

Kostol svätého Jána Krstiteľa
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Parish Church
Kostol svätého Jána Krstiteľa
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Rimaszombat, Rimavská Sobota
Address:
Hlavné námestie 5/2, 979 01 Rimavská Sobota
Historical Hungarian county:
Gömör-Kishont
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.383638, 20.017848
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History

It was built between 1774 and 1792 in Baroque style. The church was consecrated by Bishop Andrássy Antal II of Rozsnyó on September 30, 1792. Its main altar illustrates the beheading of Saint John the Baptist. Above the main altar the fresco on the left illustrates the death of St. Stephen of Hungary, while the one on the right illustrates St. László of Hungary as he is getting water from the rock for his followers. In the front on the right is the side altar of St. John of Nepomuk, on the left is the side altar of St. Teresa of Ávila. In the rear of the church on the right is the side altar of St. Andrew the Apostle, on the left is the side altar of St. Anne.

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