Veszprém-Gyulafirátót – Church of St. John of Nepomuk

Veszprém–Gyulafirátót – Szent János, Nepomuki
Patronal festival
05-16
Történeti leírás
Historical description 1701-1945
The medieval parish church of this community stood to the north of the present church, and its remains are hidden by the fence wall of the parish building. The church, which fell into ruin during Ottoman rule, was first used by the Reformed congregation, but the so-called “twin church” was later shared and used by both the Reformed and Catholic faithful. After its destruction, the Veszprém chapter began construction of the present church in 1869 and it was consecrated in 1871. The Rainprecht Cha...Read more
The medieval parish church of this community stood to the north of the present church, and its remains are hidden by the fence wall of the parish building. The church, which fell into ruin during Ottoman rule, was first used by the Reformed congregation, but the so-called “twin church” was later shared and used by both the Reformed and Catholic faithful. After its destruction, the Veszprém chapter began construction of the present church in 1869 and it was consecrated in 1871. The Rainprecht Chapel adjoining the western wall of the apse was built in 1938. There was a wooden cross on the Kálvária Hill, north of the church as early as the 18th century, which was integrated into a triple cross by the provost of Rátót, Mihály Painter in the early 1800s. The present crosses with a cast iron corpus and a sculpture of Our Lady of Sorrows were erected in 1879. The stone fence around the crosses was also built at this same time. The 14 stations were erected by the Rátót resident József Zsida and his wife, Terézia Jónás in 1903. The cost of the painted tin plates in the niches was covered by the congregation. Read less
Historical description 1945-
The installation of the Calvary had almost completely deteriorated by the 1990s, and so it was renovated between 1993 and 1996. The corpus of Christ was made by the sculptor János Blaskó, and the corpuses of the thieves were made by the sculptor Sándor Várady. The pictures of the stations are the products of the painter Gyula Fabók, and currently their copies are on display.
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Name
Roman Catholic church, Calvary
Location
Veszpém-Gyulafirátót, Kálvária utca; hrsz. 9686.; Veszprém-Gyulafirátótm Kálvária-domb, hrsz.: 9576
Map
Google Maps
Level of protection
Church of St. John of Nepomuk: locally protected. Calvary: locally protected.
Recommended for protection
locally protected
Original style
parish church, Calvary
Current defining style
Historicist
Position in the church organization
parish
Supporting parish
Veszprém-Gyulafirátót Parish
General characteristics
This Historicist church stands on its own on sloping terrain. It is oriented along the north-south axis, has a gable roof covered in tiles, and has a single nave. Its apse is narrower than the nave and terminates in a polygon. It has a sacristy on the eastern side and a chapel on the western side. The tower protrudes slightly from the southern, main façade, and it has semicircular arched fenestration on its four levels, a door and three windows. The corners of the tower are framed by lesenes on ...Read more
This Historicist church stands on its own on sloping terrain. It is oriented along the north-south axis, has a gable roof covered in tiles, and has a single nave. Its apse is narrower than the nave and terminates in a polygon. It has a sacristy on the eastern side and a chapel on the western side. The tower protrudes slightly from the southern, main façade, and it has semicircular arched fenestration on its four levels, a door and three windows. The corners of the tower are framed by lesenes on each level. There are two blind windows beside the tower, one on either side. The two side façades are nearly identical with three semicircular arched windows on each side and with sectioned lesenes indicating the bays. There is a shed-roofed sacristy connected to the eastern side with a stone framed door on its southern façade. There is a small, gable-roofed Modernist chapel built from stone adjoining the western wall of the apse. At the front of the chapel’s façade, a flight of stairs ending in a buttress leads to the stone framed crypt, which is now walled up. The three-bay nave covered with surbased sail vaulting and the apse are decorated with painted patterns. There is a three-arched gallery at the southern end of the nave. The Calvary in the northern part of the village, on the hill north of the Catholic church, is comprised of the three crosses surrounded by an iron fence and the 14 stations lined up in a slight curve on the western side of the access road. The corpuses and the paintings at the stations are modern works. Read less

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