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Chapel of St. Michal in Košice

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Chapel of St. Michala is an important cultural monument, standing on the south side of the church of St. Elizabeth.

Chapel of St. Michal in Košice

Chapel of St. Michala is an important cultural monument, standing on the south side of the church of St. Elizabeth.

Its construction dates back to the period around 1330, and thus after the church of the Dominican order it is the second oldest architectural monument in Košice.
In 1556 the chapel burned down during the Great Fire of Košice.
During the anti-Habsburg uprisings, the chapel passed from the hands of the Evangelicals to the hands of the Catholics and vice versa.

After the suppression of the uprising of František Rákoczi II, the chapel was returned to use by Catholics. Until the seventies of the 18th century, it served as a cemetery chapel.
Its basement part served as an ossuary and a common crypt, while the ground floor part was used for services. In 1821, the chapel and the terrain around the chapel were repaired.
At that time, he built a new square tower here. The restaurant was built in the spirit of Gothic purism in 1904, and about twenty years later, an interior restaurant was held. The last comprehensive restaurant took place in 1998-2006. From the point of view of the building layout, it is actually the usual presbytery of a Gothic church with an entrance lined with a triumphal arch. The interior of the chapel has all the attributes of a church, starting with a pastophorium through a sacristy, an oratory and a choir.
The interior decoration deserves attention on the right side of the apse, a triple seat sunk into the wall and a richly decorated tabernacle with the figure of the Man of Pain on the gable.
The chapel has a star vault with bolts depicting Christ, St. Michal and the rose. The monuments of the former citorin are a set of 17 tombstones set into the walls of the chapel on the outside. The oldest is from 1375 and the others are from the 15th to 17th centuries. In 2006, the building was reclassified from a chapel to a church.

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Transport: By foot, By bike, By car, By train, By bus
Parking: Free parking nearby, Paid parking nearby

Accepted payments: Cash
Languages: Slovak

Suitable for: Childrens, Families with childrens, Elderly, Handicapped, Young, Adults
Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Updated on: 17.3.2020

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Chapel of St. Michal in Košice
Kaplnka svätého Michala
Hlavná 21
040 01  Košice-Staré Mesto
Region: Košický
District: Košice I
Area: Abov
 48.719914, 21.258456

Kaplnka svätého Michala
Hlavná 21
040 01  Košice-Staré Mesto

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