Student's Church, St. Francis Xavier Franciscan Church
Student's Church, St. Francis Xavier Franciscan Church
Address:
Námestie baníkov, 048 01 Rožňava
Historical Hungarian county:
Gömör-Kishont
GPS coordinates:
48.662348, 20.533249
History
The two large statues made of linden wood standing on the sides of the entrance represent Moses and King David. There is a basement under the central nave of the church. It was once the cellar of the demolished town hall, now it is the crypt of the church. Archbishop Lippay György ordered the construction of the church for the Jesuits. The construction took place between 1658 and 1682. The Protestant inhabitants of Rozsnyó weren't very pleased with having to build a church for the Jesuits so they used cheap, low-quality materials. Even the arch collapsed once during the construction because of this. During the uprising of Thököly Imre the Jesuits were temporarily driven away in 1682, which stopped the construction. The church was acquired by the Norbertines in 1778, who established a grammar school in Rozsnyó, hence the name of the church. Now it is used by the Franciscans.
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