Stephanskirche (Nagycenk)
The Stephanskirche (actually parish church of King St. Stephan I , Hungarian Szent István király plébániatemplom ) is a Roman Catholic church on Széchenyi Square in Nagycenk ( German Großzinkendorf or Zinkendorf ).
The church was named after the Hungarian state founder and Holy I. King Stephen named. Miklós Ybl designed the building on behalf of István Széchenyi . It was built from 1860 to 1864 in a neo-Romanesque style.
history
The Johanneskirche , which stands on the site of today's church, had to be closed in 1859 due to its poor condition. Therefore, the parish priest, Antal Tolnay , turned to István Széchenyi for help, who at that time was already in an asylum in Vienna- Döbling . He had promised to have a new church built in honor of King Stephen I. In February 1860 he received the architect Ybl and commissioned him to plan the building. His wish was "... to build a simple but sufficiently spacious church without unnecessary frills ...". The foundation stone was laid on August 20, 1860. When Széchenyi died, his widow Crescence Seilern and one of his sons took over the construction. The church was consecrated on August 20, 1864.
The outer
The church was originally white in color, but changed to yellow after a renovation in 2000.
The inner
The painting of the main altar shows the dedication of Hungary by King Stephen I to the Virgin Mary and was painted by Károly Blass in 1863. Above the painting is the motto of the Széchenyi family: Si Deus pro nobis, quis contra nos? (German: If God is with us, who against us? ). There are two side altars: on the right with a painting of John the Baptist , on the left with an image of Jesus .
The organ comes from the Kärntnerthortheater in Vienna.
Web links
- About the church in: szechenyifaluja.hu (Hungarian, German, English)
- About the church in: nagycenkikirandulas.hu (Hungarian)
Coordinates: 47 ° 36 ′ 7.6 ″ N , 16 ° 41 ′ 52.6 ″ E
Individual evidence
- ↑ Széchenyi Falujáért Egyesület. Retrieved February 12, 2018 .