Point of interest -Fertőszéplak - Church of All Saints

Fertőszéplak is 4 km from Fertőd. The village was the property of the Esterházy family from the end of the 17th century, and then for a time in the 18th century it belonged to the Széchényi family. The castle, where Ferenc Széchényi, founder of the National Museum, was born in 1754, dates back to this period.

In the centre of the village, a church stood on the site of the present church as early as around 1250. It was here that Bishop György Széchényi laid the foundation stone of the present church in 1728. The building was roofed in 1731. The two towers were completed 4 years later, housing 6 bells. Legend has it that one of the bells was dug out of the mud of the Fertő by a bull.

On the main façade of the two-towered church, which stands on a small hill, you can see the coat of arms of the Széchényi family, who built it. The entrance façade is decorated with statues of saints. Above is the statue of St. Michael, on the sides are the statues of St. Joseph and St. John the Baptist, and in the centre the statue of the Immaculate Virgin.

The interior of the Baroque building has a single nave and two towers and is covered with a cantilevered vault. The ceiling of the nave is decorated with frescoes. 

The church's wood-carved furnishings date from the 18th century. The side of the pulpit bears the portrait of its donor, Maria Barkóczy. The walls are decorated with baroque wooden sculptures. The baptismal font with cherubic heads dates from 1745. On the parapet of the choir stalls are depictions of the Church Fathers and Evangelists. The church organ was made in Vienna in 1736.

The Calvary and the Sacred Heart Monument stand on a hill on either side of the church. Mrs. Zsigmond Széchényi had the Sacred Heart and the original crucifix erected in 1736. In 1767 both were surrounded by new statues, painted by István Schaller.

There are 21 steps leading up to the Calvary. In the centre, on a high platform, is the Pieta, with the Crucifix, Mary Magdalene and St John behind it. The ornate gate and the iron fence were made by a blacksmith in Lövő in the second half of the 18th century. http://www.fertodikirandulas.hu/fertod/mindenszentek-templom.html






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