Calvinist Church
© Raimond Spekking
Address:
Karpatskoyi Sichi St, 17
Historical Hungarian county:
Máramaros
GPS coordinates:
48.173639, 23.29371
History
The church was built in the late 14th century and consecrated to St. Elizabeth of Hungary. It was taken over by the Calvinists in 1524, who established one of the oldest Calvinist congregations in Hungary, thanks to the Calvinist pastor Huszti Lovász Tamás.
The church was renovated and expanded many times: by Bethlen István in 1638, by Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania in 1644, by the wife of Prince Kemény János of Transylvania, Lónyai Anna, in 1661, and by Prince Apafi Mihály of Transylvania in 1670. It was originally surrounded by a thick strong wall with bastions, which had two 16th century gates. The rectangular bell tower of the church was built in the 15th century.
Originally, its inner walls were decorated with frescoes, which the Calvinists whitewashed. However, in 1888, the Hungarian art historian Sztehlo Ottó managed to draw some of the frescoes during the restoration.
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