In the past, it was considered one of the most perfect hall churches in the former Hungary, and among the buildings of the same type in Slovakia, its size ranks just behind the Levoča Church of St. Of St. James and the Bratislava Dome of St. Martina.
Its origins date back to the suburban period and probably since the 13th century stood in its place the church of a German settlement. Its construction dates back to 1347, when Queen Elizabeth allowed the people of Prešov to break a stone for this purpose in the territory of Šariš. The church burned down six times, the last time in 1887. It served as a Catholic parish church until 1531, when most burghers, along with priests, accepted Luther's teachings. For the next 140 years, it was then an evangelical church of citizens of German nationality.
After the occupation of the city by the Habsburg army in In 1671 they turned it into a Catholic church, during the uprising of Imrich Tököli in 1682 - 1686 evangelical again. It last served as a German evangelical church during the uprising of Francis II. Rákoci in 1705 - 1711. From then until today, it is a Roman Catholic parish church.
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