St Francis Xavier Cathedral (Banská Bystrica, Slovakia)

Cathedral of St Francis Xavier
Cathedral of St Francis Xavier
Katedrála svätého Františka Xaverského
Style	Baroque
Years built	1702-1715
Administration
Diocese	Banská Bystrica
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Marián Chovanec
Rector	Ján Krajčík

The

Slovak National Uprising Square in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

.

History

There was a first mention of a gothic chapel at this spot in the so-called Königsberger's testament from 1503. It was the only place of Roman Catholic worship during the 16th century, when Banská Bystrica was in the hands of the Protestants.^[citation needed]

The choir of the church

In 1647 a few
Church of the Gesu in Rome.^{[citation needed}
]
Construction came to a halt when in 1703 when the town was occupied by the anti-
Clement XIV
.
The cathedral has been the seat of the diocese since 1776.^[citation needed]
The two onion-shaped towers were added in 1844 during an extensive rebuilding.^[1] The nave of the church and the side galleries were lengthened and a consistory was added to the church.
Another modification was performed in 1880. The towers were rearranged and a romantic balustrade was added. In the 1970s the interior was refurbished and, together with the façade, was painted. The exterior was renovated in 1999. In 2003 a new pipe organ was installed.^{[citation needed]}

See also

List of cathedrals in Slovakia

List of Jesuit sites

References

^ Donovalová, Katarína (2003). Poznaj svoje mesto – Banská Bystrica: Výberová regionálna bibliografia dejín mesta od najstarších čias po súčasnosť (PDF). Dunajská Streda: R.G.T. PRESS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28.

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[donovalova-1] Donovalová, Katarína (2003). Poznaj svoje mesto – Banská Bystrica: Výberová regionálna bibliografia dejín mesta od najstarších čias po súčasnosť (PDF). Dunajská Streda: R.G.T. PRESS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28.

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