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The religious monuments

Construction of churches as the buildings serving public Christian services started comparatively late in Slovakia. Although some archaeological research points to older traditions of sacral architecture, the first churches in the territory of Slovakia were most probably built only in the time of the Great Moravian Empire in the 9th century.

Individual historic periods and its traces in Slovakia:

Romanesque period: basilicas (Banská Štiavnica, Bíňa, Diakovce, Spišská Kapitula), small single-nave churches (Dražovce, Hamuliakovo)
Gothic style: St Martins Minster in Bratislava  (influenced by the Viennese artists), St  Elisabeths Minster in Košice  (the east Slovak Gothic)
Renaissance style: the parish church in Sabinov
Baroque style: the University church in Trnava, the monastic church in Jasov
Classicist style: above all by the Evangelical churches in Banská Bystrica, Levoča, and Kremnica

 

Location in detail :  

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Piarist monastery and church - Nitra

Piarist monastery and church - Nitra

Nitriansky krajOkres NitraNitra

Piarist monastery and the church of St Ladislav is one of the dominants of the Lower Town in Nitra.

 
St George chapel – Skalica

St George chapel – Skalica

Trnavský krajOkres SkalicaSkalica

The most valuable building and symbol of Skalica is the Romanesque St George chapel.

 
Gothic Church in Seňa

Gothic Church in Seňa

Košický krajOkres Košice - okolie

If you admire works of art created by medieval artists, you should not miss a chance to see the Gothic Church in Seňa, the village situated in the Košice region. It was built in the period of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic in the second third of the 13th century and, till this time, several valuable relics in this church have survived the passage of time.

 
Church and Monastery of St. Catherine

Church and Monastery of St. Catherine

Trnavský krajOkres Trnava

In the cadastre of Dechtice, in the forests of Malé Karpaty, there are ruins of the Church and Monastery of St. Catherine. The monastery founded by count Cristopher Erdödy in 1618 at the place where St. Catherine allegedly revealed herself to the young count and hermit - Ján Appony - belonged to the Franciscan order.

 
Medieval fresco paintings in the church in Čečejovce

Medieval fresco paintings in the church in Čečejovce

Košický krajOkres Košice - okolie

The village of Čečejovce can be proud of its early Gothic church from the end of the 13th century, which later underwent only minor reconstructions. The restoring staff managed to uncover the valuable medieval fresco paintings, which are now considered the national cultural monument.

 
Pominovský kostolík church

Pominovský kostolík church

Trenčiansky krajOkres IlavaSedmerovec

In the valley of the river Váh, close by the town of Ilava, we find an undistinguished roman church of very significant historical value.

 
Ruins of the Medieval Fortified Church in Lúčka

Ruins of the Medieval Fortified Church in Lúčka

Košický krajOkres RožňavaLúčka

Ruins of a medieval fortified church are located above the village of Lúčka, situated at the border of the Slovenské rudohorie mountain range and the national park of Slovenský kras. The village had been known since 1409 as part of the Turňa Castle Estate donated to Pál Besen by King Sigismund.

 
Small Romanesque Church in Haluzice

Small Romanesque Church in Haluzice

Trenčiansky krajOkres Nové Mesto nad VáhomHaluzice

Northwest of Nové Mesto nad Váhom we can find the Bošácka dolina valley, part of the Biele Karpaty (White Carpathians) ridge. There on a hill stands its silent guardian – a fortified small Romanesque church in Haluzice.

 
The Calvary of Rožňava

The Calvary of Rožňava

Košický krajOkres RožňavaRožňava

The Calvary and its Baroque upper church represent the oldest sight of its kind in the whole area of Gemer. The first construction including seven chapels representing the Stations of the Cross and the upper Church of Mater Dolorosa was built in 1741.

 
Veľká Skalka and Malá Skalka

Veľká Skalka and Malá Skalka

Trenčiansky krajOkres TrenčínSkalka nad Váhom

The oldest pilgrim site in Slovakia -  Skalka is located on the way from Trenčín to Nemšová. It consists of two objects: Malá Skalka and Veľká Skalka.

 
Virgin Mary of Trnava

Virgin Mary of Trnava

Trnavský krajOkres TrnavaTrnava

The painting of themerciful Virgin Mary of Trnava” can be found in the Baroque  Lady Chapel at the St. Nicolas Basilica in Trnava, the construction of which in years 1739 – 1741 was arranged by archbishop Imrich Esterházy.

 
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