The Church of the Virgin Mary’s Assumption is located in the centre of the village. Built in the Gothic style, the church dates back to the 14th century and is the oldest building in the village. The church construction is single-nave with a presbytery. The new vault (network rib) of the late Gothic period dates back to 1525. In the church there is a wooden organ, which dates back to 1640. The late Gothic fragment of the mural painting in the church interior depicts the twelve apostles sitting in a row next to each other, but unfortunately the figure of Christ is destroyed. Baroque wooden Little Calvary is from the first half of the 18th century. The tower on the western side of the church was built between 1518 - 1521. It has a baroque facade and is finished with a masonry pavilion roof. The tower is not terminated by a simple cross, as is the case in Catholic churches, but on the tower there is placed a royal symbol: a pillow with four corner tassels and on it a Hungarian St. Stephen’s royal crown with an inclined cross. The main entrance to the church is a Gothic stone portal. In the entrance vault centre in the under-tower, there is a block-stone modified as a "cimer" (coat of arms). On it, there is engraved the year 1525, a bunch of grapes and a viniculture knife. On the outer southern side of the church, next to the side entrance, from the presbytery side, there is added the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes. On the other side of the entrance there is a wooden cross. There is a crypt under the church. An original Renaissance fortification wall has been preserved around the church. The church has undergone several repairs. During the renovation of the exterior walls of the church in 1965, on the north side, there was uncovered a mural-painting of the great figure of St. Christopher. Source:http://www.putnickemiesta.sk/putnicke-miesta-na-slovensku/trnavska-arcidieceza/dolne-oresany/ Contact information:Address: Parish Office,Dolné Orešany no. 1, 919 02 Dolné OrešanyParich administrator: Dušan JurákTelephone: +421 33 5582 177e-mail: farnost.dolneoresany@abu.sk
The Chapel of the Holy Trinity is a single-room Baroque building from 1715. It was built to thank for saving the village against the plague that affected the surrounding villages. In the chapel, there are placed status of St. Rochus and the St. Rosalia - patrons against the plague. He chapel is a pilgrimage site. In 1851, the pope Pius IX. granted seven-year indulgences to believers, who, on the Holy Trinity feast day, making repentance, confessing and refreshed by holy communion will piously pray for the concord of Christian rulers, for the removal of heresies and for the exaltation of the Holy Mother - Church In 1946,the chapel was restored and a year later there was built a fencing. In 1986, the interior was restored as well. There are 14 "divine tortures" in the semicircle around the chapel. Within them, there are wooden reliefs of individual stations of the Calvary, which were restored in 2008. There is a cross next to the chapel, which is a memorial to the cemetery spreading in its surroundings, where the inhabitants were buried in times of plague. The pilgrimage traditions have been preserved on the feast of the Holy Trinity and during the service of St. mass at the memory of St. Rochus. Source:http://www.putnickemiesta.sk/putnicke-miesta-na-slovensku/trnavska-arcidieceza/dolne-oresany/ Contact information:Address: Parish Office, Dolné Orešany village no. 1, 919 02 Dolné OrešanyParish administrator: Dušan JurákTelephone: +421 33 5582 177E-mail: farnost.dolneoresany@abu.sk
In the mountain valley surrounded by Little-Carpathian forests, to the north-west of the village, there lies the Chapel of St. Rochus. For centuries, the Chtelnica village inhabitants has been travelling here every year. This tradition dates back to the end of the 17th century. As a thanks for the termination of the terrible plague in the years 1680 - 1688, the Chtelnians built a late Renaissance chapel here. This event is commemorated by the altarpiece of the patron saints of the chapel with the saints Rochus, Rosalia, Sebastian and Isidore. This scarce baroque oil painting on canvas is probably from the end of the 17th century. On the sides of the wooden carved niches there are wooden statues of Rochus and Immakulata. They are probably from the late 18th century. The building has been in the list of real estate monuments of Western Slovakia since 1963. The whole building was severely damaged, including the altar painting and statues. The building underwent several repairs in 1788, 1983, 1986. Next to the chapel there is also a stone sculpture of Christ's baptism with John the Baptist from 1806. There are pilgrimages to the chapel every year. Source: https://www.chtelnica.sk/obec-2/pamiatky/kaplnka-sv-rocha/Contact information:Telephone: +421337794125,e-mail: chtelnica@chtelnica.skWeb site: https://www.chtelnica.sk/obec-2/pamiatky/kaplnka-sv-rocha/ Address: Roman Catholic Church, parich church of Chtelnica, 922 05 Chtelnica no. 170Telephone: 033/7794 128e-mail: farnost.chtelnica@abu.sk
The symbol of the town's history is its oldest monument of the Romanesque Rotunda of St. George. It stands on an important historical site, near the original Early-Medieval castle, where the Calvary was built in 1823. The development of the rotunda reflected the major historical milestones that shaped the city. The original Romanesque building was flat-roofed, much lower than it is today. The period of promotion to a free royal city was also a time of extensive reconstruction of the rotunda, which was incorporated as a watchtower into the city fortifications. The building was raised by one floor, while the lower one served for sacral purposes. Traces of prosperity and the greatest development of the city in the Baroque period were also reflected in the rotunda. The dome was replaced with a skylight turret, the entrance portal was enlarged, the windows were replaced and a crypt was built. Rare mural paintings in the rotunda, dating from the late 15th century, are also very scarce. They depict two scenes from the legend of St. George, the saint patron of the building, and are complemented by the coats of arms of the town of Skalica and the Zápolya House. In the interior there is an exposition, which provides closer access to the history of a scarce and unique monument. Source: http://www.tikskalica.sk/evt_file.php?file=1283 Contact information:Address: Potočná street no. 209, 909 01, SkalicaTelephone: +421 34,664 53 41e-mail: tik@mesto.skalica.skWeb: http://www.tikskalica.sk
The history of the Jesuit church dates back to 1693, when the foundation stone was laid not only for the church but also for schools and colleges. The construction took almost thirty years. It is consecrated to Francis Xavier. The Jesuits founded a high school in Skalica. For a large number of religious and students it was promoted to college. In 1724 the church was hit by a fire. Fifty years later, the Jesuits left the town and the church was taken over by the Paulines for a short time. In the past, there were originally eight altars in the church. However, only the main altar with the painting, on which Francis Xavier together with the statues of St. Peter and St. Paul are depicted has been preserved. The image of the patron is one of the largest paintings in Slovakia with dimensions of 3.5x6.5 meters. It dates back to the mid-18th century and the author of the painting is unknown. The church deteriorated for a long time and many parts of the interior were taken to other churches. Only the above-mentioned main altar, a fresco in the side Chapel of Our Lady, has been preserved. The church underwent a complete reconstruction in 2011, which was also the most extensive reconstruction in the history of Skalica. The exterior as well as the interior of the church were renovated. A ceremonial opening of the reconstructed church took place on 27 November 2011. This day begins the next stage of the church as a cultural and social centre in Skalica. The church has a unique acoustics, which is, at the same time, the best acoustics in Central Europe. The Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic even awarded the church the Cultural Heritage of the Year 2011 award. The church belongs to the property of the town and is not used for worship purposes. Source: http://www.regionzahorie.sk/jezuitsky-kostol-skalica-akustika Contact information:Address: Škarniclovská street no. 100/1, 909 01 SkalicaTelephone: +421 34,664 53 41e-mail: tik@mesto.skalica.skWeb: http://www.tikskalica.sk
Church of St. Martin (seat: Square of St. Martin) - it is a Baroque-Classicist building built according to the projects of J.N. Jado in 1752 to 1755. It was originally built along with the adjacent complex of buildings as the monastery church of the Capuchin Order. The monastery was closed during the period of Josephine reforms. The church is single-nave with a straight closure of the presbytery, vaulted with Prussian vaults. The interior is Baroque-Classicist, mostly original from the second half of the 18th century. Since 1755 it has been a parish church and in 1786, at the decision of the Archbishop of Esztergom Joseph Batthyányi, it became a parish church with a permitted change of its consecration to St. Martin. At present, the church and monastery is administered by the Order of Premonstratensians. The monastery is attached to the east side of the church and has a square ground plan with a courtyard in the middle. The rooms in the two-storey building are vaulted with Prussian and mirror vaults. Above the entrance there is an organ choir, seated on three arcade pillars. In the side Chapel of Our Lady there is the altar of Pieta. Holíč Baroque sculpture is one of the most valuable works of art of its kind in Central Europe. The sculpture is more than 300 years old. On the west wall there is a pulpit accessible from the nave by stairs made inside the masonry. In the central axis of the church there is the main altar dedicated to St. Martin and two side altars consecrated to St. John of Nepomuk and st. Anthony of Padua. From the older parish church, a stone baptistery was transported to the Church of St. Martin due to liturgical reasons. Source: City of Holíč
The church was built in 1397 in Gothic style during the reign of Stibor of Stiborice, who acquired the castle dominion from the king Sigismund. It underwent various modifications and was alternately consecrated to St. Martin and to the Divine Heart of Jesus. It is single-nave, vaulted with barrel vault with lunettes. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style and completed with a tower at the end of the 17th century. The Baroque main altar is consecrated to the Divine Heart of Jesus, and the side altars to Our Lady and St. Martin. There is an organ with six mutations on the chorus. The old church bells ended in a metal foundry during the World War I. Tje present ones were installed on 25 May 1924. Benches in the sanctuary and chandeliers made of cut glass come from the chateu chapel of Holíč Castle. The original chapel was built as a Romanesque church, which probably gave the name of the town. In the contemporary sources, Holíč is mentioned as Alba Ecclessia, Weisskirchen, i.e. “white church”. An archaeological survey revealed an even older stone building, so it is basically the oldest building monument in the city. In the close vicinity of the Gothic church there is the Loreto Chapel, which served in the troubled 16th century as an Orthodox church and one of the most famous noblemen Peter Bakič was also buried in it. It gained its present day Baroque appearance in the 18th century, between 1727 and 1779. It is currently without interior equipment and is not available to the public. Source: City of Holíč Contact information:Address: Roman Catholic Church, parish of Holíč, square of St. Martin no. 2, 908 51 HolíčTelephone: 034-6682214E-mail: faraholic@faraholic.sk
Gothic, originally Romanesque church. It is one of the oldest architectural monuments within the region of Záhorie. Its origin has not been explored in detail yet. The oldest written reference of the chapel dates back to 1554. The existence of the Comenius map from 1627, where the village Kopčany is marked as a medium-sized village with a church located in the area "Hrúdov". The church is located less than a kilometer from Valov - the seat of Great Moravian princes in the village Mikulčice on the Moravian side. Typologically, it belongs to a group of small single-nave churches with a rectangular craft which were built in Central and Western Europe in the 8th to 11th centuries. The results of surveys and research around the church in 1994 - 2000 prove its intensive settlement since the late Stone Age. It reached its peak in 9th to 10th centuries, when a group of settlements was formed on the left bank of the Morava River along the supposed historical road from the Mikulčice settlement Valy to the east. Functionally, it related to the hill-fort Valy. Even after the demise of the Mikulčice hill-fort, life continued in two up to now known settlements near the Church of St. Margita of Antiochia until the 13th century, when this space was probably the last inhabited place of the former Mikulčice agglomeration. Previous research of historical topography suggests that the last inhabitants of the village around the Church of St. Margita of Antiochia left, probably to present day Kopčany village, in 16th -17th centuries. The church probably continued to serve the adjacent territory until the 18th century, when they built a new church in the village. Source: http://kopcany.sk/Web/sk/Pamiatky Contact information:Address: Kopčany no. 1147, 908 48 KopčanyTelephone: +421 908 550 291E-mail: lucia.pecinova@centrum.sk
The important pilgrimage sites of the Trnava region include the West Slovakian village of Báč, where the pilgrims' steps led to the former Baroque Franciscan monastery and the Church of St. Anthony of Padua. Most of the decoration of the church comes from the period of its construction (1660 - 1674), but there are also Art Nouveau mural-paintings from the beginning of the 20th century. On the main altar there is a painting of St. Anthony of Padua (1861) - the patron of the church. However, the pilgrim's seeing is directed to the merciful image of the Virgin Mary. It dates back to the last quarter of the 18th century and is located above the classicist tabernacle of the main altar of 1772. In 1715 the painting miraculously teared with bloody tears several times. The building of the Franciscan monastery in Báč is also sadly known in Slovakia's history as a place where several priests and prominent representatives of the Catholic Church were imprisoned by the communist regime. The monastery, in which a detention camp was established in the early 1950s, also witnessed the suffering of the religious blessed Dominik Method Trčka, as well as the blessed Greek Catholic Bishops Vasil Hopek and Pavel Peter Gojdič. For many years there has been living the violently exported religious community of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Institutum Beatae Mariae Virginis - IBMV, better known as the "English Virgins", now Congregatio Jesu - CJ). Pilgrims began to come to the Church of St. Anna again in the late 1980s, but especially after 1989. At present days, pilgrimage have been organized in Báč village every 8th September for the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary and on 13th June for the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua. Source: https://krajzazitkov.sk/objavuj/place/kostol-sv-antona-paduanskeho/ Contact information:Address: Roman Catholic parish, Báč village no. 1, 930 30 BáčTelephone: 00421 (0)31 5598580
The life of the village Šaštín-Stráže is closely linked to the national sanctuary, the Basilica (Basilica Minor) of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, the main patron saint of Slovakia. Its origin dates back to 1736, when the current basilica was built according to the plans of Matej Vépi together with the adjacent monastery of St. Paul's monks - the Pavlins. Today, the monastery and basilica are managed by the Salesian Order. During the pilgrimages, in particular the Solemnity of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) and the Feast of Our Lady of Seven-Sorrows (15 September), the city and the basilica is visited by tens of thousands of pilgrims. Pilgrims, however, come throughout the year, not only from Slovakia but also from abroad, especially from neighboring countries. The basilica is closely linked to the statue of Our Lady of Seven-Sorrows of 1564, whose adoring was granted in 1732 by Archbishop Imrich Esterházy. This is a late Gothic Danube work by an unknown author. It is located on the late Baroque altar and became the basis for the so-called šaštín type of piety. The decoration of the basilica bears the handwriting of Jean Joseph Chamant and Lukáš Kraker. Source: https://krajzazitkov.sk/objavuj/place/bazilika-panny-marie-sedembolestnej/ Contact information:Address:National SanctuaryBasilica of Our Lady of Seven SorrowsKláštorné sq. no. 1295908 41 Šaštín-StrážeEntrusted with pastoral of the pilgrimage site:P. Ondrej Kentoš OSPPETelephone - fixed line: +421 34 6941 502E-mail: spravca@bazilika.skInformation centre:Provides for pilgrimage registration (individuals, parishes, schools, communities)The centre is open every working day: from 9 to 12 a.m.Telephone - fixed line: +421 34 6542 111Cell phone: 0903/160 904E-mail: pute@bazilika.skWeb: http://bazilika.sk/
The beginnings of the pilgrimage in this locality date back to the 1830s, when Sereď and its surroundings were affected by cholera. Many people died there. Thanks to the end of the epidemic, the inhabitants built today's Chapel of the Virgin Mary’s Assumption, then consecrated to Our Lady of Christians, in Stredný Čepeň village. This chapel was built on the site of an older church mentioned in 1634. The construction of the chapel began in 1832 and was completed in 1835. It is a classicist single-nave building, closed on the east side by a polygonal apse, with a prismatic tower terminated by a pyramid roof. Above its main entrance there are signboards describing the events of 1831. On the altar there is a painting of the Virgin Mary's Assumption. In 2001 the chapel was restored and extended with an annex building. In front of the chapel there are two crosses and the whole area is surrounded from three sides by fourteen stops of the calvary from the beginning of the 20th century. Contemporary Late Baroque Church of St. John the Baptist stands opposite where the parish church originally stood. It burnt down in 1777, therefore the then owner of the estate, count Francis Esterházi, had a new one built in 1781. This single-nave church with a polygonal ending and a built-in tower on the front was last renovated in 1991-1995. On pilgrim Sunday, believers traditionally go in procession from the parish church to the Chapel of the Virgin Mary’s Assumption. After that, people walk to the chapel in Dolný Čepeň, where it is a tradition to pray litany to the Virgin Mary. This prayer ends the pilgrimage. On the Feast of the Virgin Mary's Assumption, feast festivals are traditionally held in Stredný Čepeň. Source: Archbishop's Office, Archdiocese of Trnava Literature:Encyclopaedia of towns and villages in Slovakia. Lučenec : PS – LINE, 2005, page 117.List of Monuments in Slovakia, Vol. III. Bratislava : Obzor, 1969, page 95.www.sered.sk; www.fara.sk; www.strednycepen.host.sk Contact information:Address: Roman Catholic Parish Office, Kostolná street no. 10, 926 01 SereďTelephone and Fax: 031/7892 867,E-mail: farnost.sered@abu.sk
In the village there is a cave and a church built in 1801, which is consecrated to the Holy Trinity. A well-known landmark in the village is the Esterházy family mansion. At the end of the 19th century, the castle was owned by the count Michael Esterházy. The manager of his property was Dózsa Prenoszil, his wife was Maria-Irma Zalka, cousin of the bishop in Győr. They had two children: the deaf-mute Margita and a son who died at a young age. Margitka is the main character in the Lourdes Cave story. Margita, as a four-month-old, overcame a severe inflammation of the meninges. She was unconscious for three days and the doctor gave up hope for her survival. She dropped out of her hands as an eight-month-old, while her left ear canal was damaged. Her mother had envisaged going with her to Lourdes. With the parish priest Frantisek Koperniczký of Veľké Ludanice and religion teacher Imrich Nador spent in three days in Lourdes in 1901. There was a procession at midnight. The mother of the girl loudly begged Mary for help and intercession, so that Margita could say just a few words. During the procession, Margita's health began to improve. Her mother then decided to build a cave in Tomášikovo in honour of the Holy Virgin, as it is in Lourdes. At the express wish of the healed girl, she was set up in the cemetery near the entrance. The stones for construction were brought directly from Lourdes. Archbishop of Trnava, Mons. Ján Orosch declared this place a Marian pilgrimage site of the Archdiocese of Trnava without any nationality on 5 September 2015, and on the basis of more than a century of tradition, he designated as the anniversary date of the Pilgrimage the Saturday, which is the closest to the Feast date of the Virgin Mary's birth day. Source: Archbishop's Office, Archdiocese of Trnava Literature:www.tomasikovo.sk; www.panoramy.sme.sk Contact information:Address: Roman Catholic Parish Office, Tomášikovo village no. 320, 925 04 TomášikovoTelephone: 031/7855 113,e-mail: farnost.tomasikovo@abu.sk
The Franciscan monastery and the Church of St. Catherine, located on the road towards Naháč, was founded by the count Christopher Erdödy in 1618. Later, seven chapels were formed within the space in front of it, arranged in a semicircle, which was closed by a sculpture of the Crucifixion on the northern side of the forest. Saint Catherine was a famous pilgrimage site; the monastery was founded in a place where the ancient Chapel of St. Catherine was famous for miracles. Pilgrimages were held here on White Sunday, Whit Monday and the Feast of St. Catherine. Great pilgrimage came here mainly from Trnava. When the Franciscan monastery was cancelled by Joseph II in 1786, everything began to deteriorate. In 1811 the sculpture of the Crucifixion was transferred in front of the parish church in Dechtice. At present, Katarínka is being repaired by young enthusiasts during the holidays. Today you can see the preserved church ruins with the tower and the remains of the monastery building wing. At the feast of St. Cyril and Methodius, a traditional event - Open Day - is held here. The monastery is also involved in the events Night of castles and ruins and the Night of churches. The ruins of the monastery of St. Catherine you can reach by car - you have to turn to the parking lot, which is between Dechtice and Naháč villages. From there it is about 20 minutes on foot to the monastery. For "little tourists" there are prepared camps, where you can make a real barbecue in nature. Source: https://krajzazitkov.sk/objavuj/place/zrucanina-katarinka/ Contact information:Telephone: 0908 811 033E-mail: katarinka@katarinka.skWebsite: http://www.katarinka.sk/
At the highest point of the Záhorská Lowland (296.9 m above sea level (ASL)) on the sand hill of a partially forested hill above the settlement of Habany there is originally a pilgrimage place with a chapel. The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene was built in 1668 by Imrich Czobor, but at the beginning of the 18th century it was destroyed during the Rákoci Uprising. Today's neoclassical chapel was built at the end of the 19th century. In the past, religious processions stopped at the chapel, which went from Trnava on the pilgrimage to Šaštín. The chapel was robbed and damaged by vandals several times. At present, the pilgrimage to the chapel takes place on Sunday around the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene – 22 July. Source: http://www.putnickemiesta.skContact information:Address: Roman Catholic Parish Office, Parish of Borský Mikuláš, Cintorínska street no. 421, Borský MikulášTelephone: 034/65 95,292E-mail: borsky-mikulas@ba.ecclesia.sk
In the early Bronze Age (1300 - 1100 BC), people of the velatic culture built a significant hill-fort on the terrace of Kostolec. Fortification system of the hill-fort - a massive rampart and moat has been preserved on the site to this day. In addition to the settlement, skeletal graves of members of the velatic culture were found on Kostolec. In the past, cremation graves of the same period were found in the older part of the present-day village of Ducové and in the localities Veľký diel and Panský jarok. The church was temporarily settled also in the Roman era (2nd to 3rd century AD), while minor findings come from the site. The most significant settlement of the Kostolec in terms of our national history is the Slavic settlement from the 9th to 10th centuries. The built fortification - palisade of oak poles, residential parts - log houses and a church - rotunda are characterized as part of the magnificent court residence of members of the court aristocracy. Up-to-date significative reconstruction gives a good overview of their location in the field. The dissolution of the court can be associated with the ambitions of the Árpáds in expanding the occupied territory at the end of the 10th century. After the definitive destruction of the court, its area was used until the mid- 19th century as a cemetery. On 5 July 1990, on the Feast of St. Cyril and St. Methodius, the first year of the National pilgrimage to Ducová-Kostolec took place. Since this year, pilgrimages are held regularly every year. Source: http://www.ducove.sk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=34 Contact information:Address: Roman Catholic church, Parish of Moravany nad Váhom, Radová street no. 75, 922 21 Moravany nad VáhomTelephone: 033 / 77 47 117
Above the village of Trstín, there lies a historically rare area and pilgrimage site Hájiček with the Church of Our Lady, a wooden belfry, a well and a Calvary. According to the tradition, this site was already known in the 13th century. It is allegedly the oldest patrocinium of the Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, as indicated by the archdiocesan schema. The Batthyány canonical visitation of 1782 states that this church was built in 1245, which is confirmed by the inscription in the church: MCCXLV. The late Romanesque foundation of the brick building of single-nave church with an apse as well as the Romanesque semi-circular portal on the south side prove this. At the end of the 17th century (dating 1696 on the chorus), the church in Hájiček village underwent construction modifications. At the end of the 18th century, a statuette of Our Lady of Sorrows, also known as the Gracious Pieta, was placed in a silk robe in a glass cabinet on the altar of Hájiček Church. Hájiček experienced its blossoming especially after 1764, when the statue of the Our Lady of Seven Sorrows was transferred to the newly built church in Šaštín. Since then, thousands of pilgrims from all over Austria-Hungary travelled to the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary to Šaštín, and Trstín (Nádaš) became one of the important stops on the pilgrimage path. In the memorial book of the Nádaš parish priest, Anton Foriš, there are recorded interesting notes about miraculous recoveries associated with this place. In 1793, a rumour spread among people that miraculous recoveries of the sick had occurred in front of the statue of the Sorrows Mother in Hajiček. On 23 April 1794, on command of the vicar, the statue of the Our Lady of Sorrows was transferred to Trnava. The original statue of merciful Pieta was consecrated in June 1923 and returned to its original place to the church in Hájiček. In October 1923, the stone Calvary was ceremonially opened. Pilgrimage site is complemented by a well on a nearby meadow. Source: Archbishop's Office, Archdiocese of Trnava Literature:ČIČO, M. (ed.) Calvary in Slovakia. Bratislava : Institute of Monuments, 2002.(SOURCE: PIATROVÁ, A. et al. Pilgrimage sites of Slovakia. Guide. Trnava: Faculty of Arts, University of Trnava, Institute of Christian Culture, 2010). Contact information:Address: Roman Catholic Parish Office, Trstín village no. 183, 919 05 TrstínTelephone: 033/5589 281;E-mail: farnost.trstin@abu.skWeb: www.trstin.sk/fara
The original church has only one nave with a segmental-arched sanctuary. The tower is built into the main facade. The interior walls and the vault are decorated with frescoes and decorative paintings. These are mostly works by F. Sogrist from 1778, which depict the individual milestones of the life of St. Francis of Paula. In the sanctuary of the Šamorín church there is a vaulted fresco depicting the meeting of St. Francis of Paulins with the French King Louis XVI. The sick king heard about the ascetic life and healing abilities of the St. Francis and he called him to Tours through the Pope. Long time Francis did not find courage for travelling, but eventually he told the king that neither he nor Lord God could cure him, and all he could do was to prepare him for Christian death. Today's name of the church is the Church of the Virgin Mary's Assumption. The church and a monastery are connected to the sanctuary by a corridor. The builder of the church organ was Ludvig Mooser, the most famous master of that time. We do not know the original composition, but according to well-preserved organ pipes, it is considered that it originally had 20 registers. Later repairs reduced the quality of the instrument. At the end of the millennium, its condition was already so critical that even a reconstruction and a restoration was being considered, not just overhauling it. In 2005 the reconstruction works on the organ were completed and the organ was reconstructed to its original quality. Source: http://www.dokostola.sk/kostol/410271-farsky-kostol-nanebovzatia-panny-marie Contact information:Address: Kláštorná street no. 2, 931 01 ŠamorínParish priest: PaedDr. Mgr. Pavol Myjavec, PhD.Telephone: 031/562 23 61E-mail: samorin@ba.ecclesia.sk
The Šamorín Synagogue was built in 1912. During its construction, the Jewish ecclesiastical community applied not only architectural elements of romantic style but also motifs of the Middle East. The windows of the synagogue were decorated with coloured glass. Its interior is a combination of several architectural styles, which was characterized by several buildings of this period. The balcony, a place for sitting of women, divides the interior into two parts. After the Holocaust, the synagogue was unused, which was associated with a dramatic decrease in the number of members of this ecclesiastic organization. Except for 2-3 families, all Jews were deported from Šamorín. Since 1996, however, it has dawned on better times and a new era of the synagogue has begun. Thanks to the At Home Gallery organisation, it now serves as an exhibition hall for works of art and an occasional concert hall. Source: https://krajzazitkov.sk/objavuj/place/samorinska-synagoga/ Contact information:Present use: culture, education, tourismAddress: At Home Gallery, Mliečňanská street no. 6, 93 101 ŠamorínTelephone: 0903-255 681, (031) 562 7999E-mail: athome@stonline.skWeb: www.athomegallery.org
The merciful picture of the Virgin Mary of Trnava was painted according to the model from the Roman Church of Saints Alexei and Boniface. This picture depicts the Virgin Mary with a dark face and dark garment: it is a Byzantine type of Our Lady of Prayer. The painting of Virgin Mary of Trnava is a painting on wood with dimensions of 89 x 71 cm. In 1663 the Turks looted and ravaged Hlohovec, Nitra, Modra, Pezinok, Franciscan Monastery of St. Catherine and penetrated to the vicinity of Trnava. However, they did not reach the town itself and Trnava remained intact. At this time, a strange event occurred - a picture of the Virgin Mary in the parish church showed bloody sweat. Although relatively few reports have been preserved about this extraordinary phenomenon, people have believed and disseminated reports of this over the years. From the time of the Kuruc War II (1703 - 1711), there were other reports of the miraculous tearing of the Marian image. After these events, the inhabitants of the city asked to create a more dignified place for the merciful picture of the Virgin Mary of Trnava. On the third of June 1739, the foundation stone of the Marian chapel was laid and consecrated, which was ceremonially consecrated on 9 September 1741 along with the main altar. After the World War I, respect for the Virgin Mary of Trnava fell. The tradition began to come back to life after 1939, the holy masses, sermons, processions, adorations were renewed, and the respect for the love picture of the Virgin Mary of Trnava in the form of a novena, or nine-day devotion of various forms was gradually formed. It is held regularly from 13 to 21 November. Source: Archbishop's Office, Archdiocese of Trnava Literature: Rusina, I.(ed.): History of Slovak Fine Art: Baroque. Bratislava SNG, 1998. Contact information:Address: Roman Catholic Parish Office, Street of M. Sch. Trnavský no. 3, 917 01 Trnava 1Telephone: 033/5931 081,E-mail: dekanat.trnava@abu.skWweb: https://www.abu.sk/
The Orthodox Synagogue, due to its size called the "Little Synagogue", is a hall building with no towers oriented east-west direction, indoors with female galleries carried by cast-iron columns. In addition, several original historicizing art-craft details and remnants of the original painting have been preserved in the interior. The continuity of the acting of the Jewish community was interrupted by the onset of fascism in 1939, after the World War II the synagogue was only short-lived and its original function ceased to exist at the beginning of the 1950s. Since then, it has been used for various utilitarian, mainly storage purposes, and has decayed for many years. In the early 1990s, the Jewish community reconstituted the synagogue and then sold it to private property. It has undergone a complete construction renovation and after decades it has been made available to the public again. Its revival, although not with its original function, but with new cultural and social use, is in a marginal area, such as the restoration of the monuments of Jewish architecture in Slovakia, a relatively unique work. Source: http://www.vitajtevtrnave.sk/sk/register/ortodoxna-synagoga Contact information:Present use: café, exhibitionsAddress: Haulíkova street no. 405/3, 917 00 TrnavaTelephone: +421 910 921 922E-mail : info@synagogacafe.skWeb: http://www.synagogacafe.sk