Church of Sts. Stefan Król in Zilina

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Church of Sts. Stefan Król in Zilina

Church of Sts. Kostol sv. Štefana Kráľa v Žiline is a Romanesque late Romanesque church in Žilina, Slovakia. The oldest monument of architecture in this city and one of the oldest objects in northwestern Slovakia.

Position

The church is located in the district of Dolny Rudiny, in the south-west part of the city, in the area of ​​the current railway station Žilina-Záriečie on the line to Rajca. History

According to legend, the church was to build the first king of Hungary Stefan I Święty to commemorate the battle of the 11th century (source dates 1018 or 1025) with the troops of the Polish king Bolesław Chrobry. The archeological survey of the years 1995-2000 indicates that the church was built in the early 13th century. Around 6-7 small medieval settlements dating back to the 13th and 13th centuries, known as the Terra de Selinan, were identified. The church originally served as a temple for these settlements. Characteristic

One-nave brick, covered with a high gable roof covered with shingle. At the end of the ridge a slender wooden turret at the signature. Renewed by the Jesuits in 1762 in Baroque style. At that time, the original entrance from the south wall to the western wooden ceiling was replaced by a vault and the small Romanesque windows were replaced by large baroque windows. At the beginning of the 19th century and in 1848 the church served as a military warehouse. Restored in 1849.

Inside the apse, there are medieval murals depicting apostles and saints, dating from 1260-1300. Emerica (prince, successor of the throne) and St. Elizabeth. During the study, 15 graves were buried in the church from the 17th to 18th centuries.

The church is surrounded by a stone wall with an entrance gate and a round tower from the middle of the 16th century. There is also a chapel of Corpus Christi from the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, which served as a morgue. Sources

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