Point of interest - Gyöngyösfalu - Saint Martin Church

The medieval church, built in honour of St. Martin the Confessor, was built jointly by the villages of Small and Big Pose in the 14th century. According to a document from 1400, the eastern window of the church's sanctuary marked the exact border between the two villages.

At the turn of the 20th century the parish church fell into disrepair, so Prince Miklós Esterházy had it demolished and rebuilt in 1905. According to the description of the parish priest at the time, József Wallner, the plans for rebuilding the 'ramshackle building' from the foundations were drawn up by the Viennese architect Ludwig Schone in a neo-Gothic style similar to that of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Kőszeg. Some of the stone carvings of this old church are also found in the new church. The stained-glass windows of the new church, depicting St. Martin, were made thanks to a donation by Dénes Szluha Szluha of Verbo. The painting of the nave, which depicts the scene of the sharing of the cloak of Amiens, was made in 1882 by the Austrian painter Josef Veiter. The 1834 seal of the parish of Nagypöse also depicts the scene of the sharing of cloaks: Martin on horseback offers half his cloak to the beggar on the ground. The building is a monument


  • Gyöngyösfalu - Szent Márton templom

Category: Attractions

Hasonló találatok

Point of interest - Máriakálnok - Rose Garden (Rozárium)

Látnivalók - Máriakálnok - Rózsakert, (Rozárium)

The rose garden (rosarium) was created in 2011, with the help of a grant, on an area of 8,200 square metres next to the chapel,...

More

Point of interest - Hegykő - Iron Curtain Memorial

Hegykő - Vasfüggöny Emlékhely

At the edge of Hegykő, you can see what the Iron Curtain once looked like in its original place. The memorial was largely built...

More

Point of interest -Győr - Püspökvár - Tower Lookout

Győr - Püspökvár-Toronykilátó

The Bishop's Castle and its complex of buildings, founded by King Stephen I, are located in the heart of Győr, on the...

More

Point of interset - Kunsziget - Church of St. Lawrence

Kunsziget - Szent Lőrinc-templom

The first church of Kunsziget was built by Lőrinc Szécsényi around the 1670s. The temple was consecrated in honour of St. Lőrinc...

More

9700 Szombathely Ősz u. 4. • +36 30 352 0579 • viasanctimartinihungary@gmail.com