Ják is a village in
Vas County, on the western boundary of
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
.
Church of Saint George
The parish church of Ják is the most complete Romanesque Church in Hungary. It was originally built as the church of a
Benedictine monastery
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. The village church at that time was a rotunda in front of the façade of the main doorway of Ják church.
Both outside and inside the church is adorned with rich sculptures. The 3 naves and 3 apses are formed in a
basilica
In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica is a large public building with multiple functions, typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East. The building gave its name ...
structure. Columnar capitals are sculptured by plant and some animal ornamentation.
The rotunda has been built with 4 apses and 2 floors.
Photo gallery
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File:Apátsági templom (8941. számú műemlék) 3.jpg, Saint George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
's Abbey, Ják
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File:San Mateo en la Iglesia de Ják.jpg, Medieval relief of Saint Matthew
Matthew the Apostle,, shortened to ''Matti'' (whence ar, مَتَّى, Mattā), meaning "Gift of YHWH"; arc, , Mattai; grc-koi, Μαθθαῖος, ''Maththaîos'' or , ''Matthaîos''; cop, ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ, Mattheos; la, Matthaeus a ...
in the Church of Ják (13th century).
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File:Szt. Jakab-kápolna (14886. számú műemlék) 3.jpg, Saint James's Chapel, Ják
Notable people
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Dezső Novák
Dezső Novák (3 February 1939 – 26 February 2014) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a defender.
During his club career he played for Ferencvárosi TC. For the Hungary national team, he participated in the 1964 European Nations' ...
(1939 – 2014), Hungarian footballer
References
* Aradi N. (Ed.): A művészet története Magyarországon. (The History of Arts in Hungary). Gondolat, Budapest
* Fülep L. (Ed.): A magyarországi művészet története. (The History of the Hungarian Arts). Budapest
* Gerevich T.: ''Magyarország románkori emlékei''. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.
* Gerő L. : ''Magyar műemléki ABC''. Budapest, 1984
* Gervers-Molnár, V. (1972): A középkori Magyarország rotundái. (Rotunda in the Medieval Hungary). Akadémiai, Budapest
* Henszlmann, I. (1876): ''Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése'', (Old-Christian, Romanesque and Transitional Style Architecture in Hungary). Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest
* Marosi E.: ''A román kor művészete'', (Art of the Romanesque Ages). Corvina, Budapest, 1972,
External links
Street map
Aerial photographs of Ják
Populated places in Vas County
Romanesque architecture in Hungary
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