All Saints Church (Ludrová)
The Roman Catholic Church of All Saints (Slovak Kostol všetkých svätých ) in Ludrová , a good four kilometers from the town of Ružomberok ( Rosenberg ), is the oldest church in the municipality and also in the Liptov region .
Dating and construction
Because of its unique interior decoration, the church is an important early Gothic architectural monument in today's Slovakia . It stands on a hill about a kilometer from Ružomberok.
Since the exact age of the church cannot be determined, it is estimated from certain architectural features ( Romanesque windows in the chancel) that it was built around the third quarter of the 13th century.
The church originally consisted of an east- facing square nave with massive Gothic ribbed vaults north of the sacristy . At the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, a tower (enlarged in the 17th century) and the southern nave were added. A 17th century rood screen separates the chancel from the nave.
Frescoes
The rarest and most beautiful part of the church are the frescoes created around 1420 by an unknown painter , of which the 34 scenes from the life of Jesus are particularly remarkable. With this number of individual images, it is the largest Christological cycle in Slovakia.
One of them is the depiction of the Last Supper , inspired by the Gospel of John in addition to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. So it shows Christ washing the apostles' feet. Another fresco shows the hanged Judas , which is an extremely rare representation. The dome is dominated by the image of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary and the Last Judgment . The late Gothic altar with the depiction of the coronation of the Virgin Mary from the years 1510–1520 is now in the Liptov Museum.
In the nave there are further frescoes, including a triptych of the Madonna, John the Baptist from the years 1400–1410 as well as four consecration crosses , two more, younger consecration crosses appear to bear the paintings on the inner wall of the triumphal arch.
Outdoor facilities
There are also remarkable pieces on the outside and in the vicinity of the church, such as a linden tree that is at least 400 years old and the remainder of a fresco of St. Christopher on the eastern wall.
An interesting legend is linked to the entrance portal, which is covered with many notches: They are said to have been left there by nobles with their swords, who, following local custom, would have paid their homeland to the owner, in this case to God. The most visible one is said to have been left by the Polish King Jan III. Sobieski when he returned from Vienna in 1683, where he had participated in the campaign against the Turks .
Web links
- Ludrová-Kút (Slovak)
- Slovak Wikipedia (there: Kostol Všetkých svätých Ludrová - Kút)
Coordinates: 49 ° 3 ′ 49.3 ″ N , 19 ° 19 ′ 46.1 ″ E