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Calvary

Kalvária Banská Štiavnica
Calvary
Kalvária Banská Štiavnica
Original function:
calvary
Current function:
calvary
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Selmecbánya, Banská Štiavnica
Address:
Pod Kalváriou, 969 01 Banská Štiavnica
Historical Hungarian county:
Hont
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.461654, 18.913993
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History

The Calvary is located on the Scharfenberg, a 727 meters high volcanic hill. It was built between 1744 and 1751 at the initiative of the Jesuit father Perger Ferenc.

It has 3 churches and 22 chapels. The upper church is called "German church", the middle is called "Hungarian church" and the lower one is called "Slovak church", because the messes were conducted in these languages in them during indulgence. The Sacred Stairs are located in the middle church with 34 steps. The Calvary is special because 7 stations depict the passion of the Christ, while 7 stations depict the sorrows of Virgin Marry.

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