St. Michael Chapel
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The Saint Michael Church () is a Gothic style church in
Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...
, Slovakia.St Michael Chapel
from ''Visit Kosice'' retrieved 19 June 2013
Originally a chapel (), the building became officially a church after its reconstruction in 2006.


History

The Saint Michael Chapel was probably erected in the first half of the 14th century. It was built as a cemetery chapel inside the town walls in the place of the present-day park at Hlavná ulica (English: '' Main Street''). The lower part of the chapel was initially an ossarium, the upper one served for offices for the deceased. The chapel served as a Slovak church whereas the Cathedral of Saint Elisabeth was a German and Hungarian church.Kosice
from ''Infoglobe'' retrieved 19 June 2013
During the rebuilding in the years 1902–1904, they pulled down the northern aisle (it was erected in 1508) and bricked 17 old gravestones (from the 14th century until the 17th century) into the exterior walls of the chapel to save them from destruction.Slovakia Travel
retrieved 19 June 2013
Bad condition of the building was the reason of the complex reconstruction in the years 1998–2006. The reconstructed chapel was
consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
on 22 January 2006 by Košice's
archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
, Alojz Tkáč. After the construction was finished, the chapel has officially become a church.


Interior

The patron of the dead, Saint Michael the Archangel, trampling the Devil, is shown on the facade. The archangels Raphael and Gabriel are on his sides. In the interior, there is a nice stone tabernacle, the ornamental sculpture Ecce Homo and rests of wall paintings from the Middle Ages. The first municipal coat of arms in Europe (dated back to 1369) is situated above the door leading to the vestry.


Gallery

Kaplnka sv. Michala.jpg, Kaplnka sv. Michala 1.jpg, Kaplnka sv. Michala 2.jpg, Kaplnka sv. Michala v Košiciach.jpg,


See also

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Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...


References

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