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The majority of Košice became Evangelic in the fifties of 16th century, in 1554 they took over the parish church, Saint Michael’s chapel and the Hospital Church outside the city walls. As the Dominican Church and the Franciscan Church were both destroyed by fire, all existing churches of that period were Protestant ones. In 1671 during the recatholization, the Emperor issued a decree ordering to return all the churches taken but not built by Protestants to original owners. In the following period of time, for various political reasons, the confession users of churches changed several times, finally the Evangelists built a wooden church close to their cemetery beyond the city walls. The church burnt down during one of military skirmishes of that time and three wooden churches were built in its place, for German, Hungarian and Slovak speaking Evangelists. Already by the end of 18th century, there was a lack of space resulting in buying several medieval lots in the Mlynska street (Mill street) by German and Slovak Evangelists. The most beautiful classicist Evangelic church in Slovakia was built there by the design of George Kitzling, a court architect from Vienna, in 1816. |
| Concerning the ground plan, it is a central church, an oval expanding from of a cross. Typical Lutheran chancels are situated on the sides, nevertheless the visitor is, above all, fascinated by the copula with panel ceiling decorated by rosettes lit by lantern. The main altar has a column architecture, the altar piece was painted by Jozef Czauczik and Ján Müller. During the construction of the church, German and Slovak Evangelists were joined by Hungarian Evangelists. They bought the bells. The cross from 1735 from old wooden churches was transferred into the new church interior simply furnished in the classicist style. The church is joined with the rectory and the choir house. | |
/place: Mlynská Street/
MAP of the historical City centre
/© Photo: Jarmila Švehlíková/
