The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and its Liturgical Museum can be found in the

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(7 Deák square.) The church was built between 1785 and 1806 in

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. Its furniture is also in Zopf style, from the late 18th century. It is a listed historic monument. The church houses an

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16 m high, with 88 pictures of the life of

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. The

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iconostasis was carved in the workshop of Miklós Jankovits of

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, the pictures (with the exception of four of them) were painted by Anton Kuchelmeister of

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. The copy of the Akhtyrka Icon of the Mother of God was a gift from Empress

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. The Orthodox believers already had a small chapel in the early 18th century (St. Naum Chapel), which stood on today's Széchenyi street. The building of the church was decided in the second part of the century. Originally they planned to build a large church with an

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, designed by Johannes Michart, but it was opposed by the (mainly Protestant) leaders of the city and by those who were accustomed to the more conservative artistic styles of the period. It was finally decided that the church would be built according to the design by Johann Michael Schajdlet. The interior is divided into three parts: entrance hall, naos, and sanctuary. A school (1805), a hospital and a parsonage were also built next to the church. The churchyard also served as a burial place, several of the marble tombstones are still there. The ''Orthodox Liturgical Museum of Hungary'' houses the richest Orthodox liturgical collection of Hungary. The museum was opened in the building of the former school in 1988. Its permanent exhibition shows the history and arts of the Orthodox Church and schools. The first room resembles a chapel, recalling the atmosphere of Greek chapels where believers worshiped before large Baroque churches were built. In the second room visitors can see goldsmith's work and liturgical clothes, while in the third room the icon collection is exhibited.

External links

Hungarian Orthodox Museum

Museums in Miskolc
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