Church of St Peter and St Paul

Legend has it that, in 1529, the Turks affixed their crescent flag over the church built in the second half of the 13th century. Following the Reformation, the Lutherans used the church until 1673. The Árpád-era church preserves its Romanesque and Gothic details till this day: its semi-circular apse, the lancet windows on its southern facade and its stone-framed door. The church gained a new tower in 1658. It was rebuilt in Baroque style at the end of the 18th century and was reinforced with buttresses so that its walls could support its barrel-vault.
When entering through the spiked door, visitors are greeted by the contrast of the brilliant white and the deep blue of the sanctuary. The sanctuary’s main painting was created in 1893. The church’s namesake apostles, Peter and Paul, are depicted in the fresco underneath the Holy Trinity. The gospel scene carved on the Baroque pulpit depicts the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman. The two framed “Christmas” paintings (the adoration of the shepherds and the worship of the three kings) are also Baroque works. Even older works are copies of the Mariazell devotional statue of the Virgin Mary.