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It is the oldest church in the town and at the same time the oldest preserved object of Košice at all. It was built in about 1290 and it is mentioned in the first written document as an already existing church. The oldest part of it is the nave still in the Romanesque style with narrow windows which were broadened into the present shape during the Baroque reconstruction. The sanctuary is built in Gothic style as well as the tower on the northern joint of the nave with sanctuary as prescribed by the law for begging orders.
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After the fire in 1556, the heavily damaged church served as a store-house for almost one hundred and fifty years. Only at the beginning of 18th century, it was salvaged and rebuilt in the Baroque style.
The interior is richly decorated by wall paintings, the ceiling was painted by Š. Voroš in 1750 - 1758. In order to achieve the illusion of antiquity, he even painted cracks there! The main altar illustrates the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The altar of the Rosary Virgin Mary is to be mentioned as it is believed that the rosary is the idea of Saint Dominicus, the founder of the order. Paintings and statues in the church represent those who are the most famous of numerous Dominican saints, i.e. Saint Dominicus, Catherine of Sienna, Thomas Aquinas, the Dominican nun, Daughter of Béla IV., Margita (Margaret). |
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/place: Dominikánske Square/
MAP of the historical city centre
/(1) © Photo: Marián Krlička/
/(2) Historical postcard from the private collection of Mr. František Máday/
/(3) Historical photograph from collection of the East Slovakian Museum, (4-6) Adolf Materna/
