Kostol Navstivenia Panny Marie lies in the town centre in
Považská Bystrica
Považská Bystrica (; german: Waagbistritz; hu, Vágbeszterce) is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located on the Váh river, around 30 km from the city of Žilina. It belongs to Upper Váh region of tourism.
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. It was built in the 14th century by the Royal Hungarian
János Podmanitzky owner of castle
Považský hrad
Považský hrad (other names: ''Hrad Bystrica'', ''Bystrický hrad'', ''Vágbeszterce vára'', ''Waagburg'', ''Bistrizza'', ''Bestruche castrum'') is a ruin of medieval castle on the right side of the river Váh, near Považská Bystrica in Slova ...
. It was rebuilt in 1940 to satisfy the need for capacity, leaving only presbytery, tower and northern part of girting walls of the old church. Nowadays paned windows were designed by Slovak artists Vincent and Viera Hloznik. In the entrance hall of the church is placed the gravestone of Raffael Podmaitzky, Szigmund Balassa and his wife Alzbeta Zborowska.
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Image:PB Church1.jpg, Interior of the old church.
Image:Kostol povazska.jpg, Interior of the church, on the left old presbytery with altar.
Image:Podmanitzky.jpg, Grave of Raffael Podmanitzky placed in the entrance hall.
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Parish Povazska Bystrica
References
Povazska Bystrica*Povazská Bystrica: z dejín mesta,
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Churches in Slovakia
Churches in Trenčín Region