Greek Orthodox Church and Museum, Miskolc
The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and its Liturgical
Museum can be found in the Downtown of Miskolc (7 Deák square.)
The church was built between 1785 and 1806 in Zopf style.
Its furniture is also in Zopf style, from the late 18th century. It is a listed
historic monument. The church houses one of the largest iconostases in Europe
(16 m high, with 88 pictures of the life of Jesus). The Baroque iconostasis was
carved in the workshop of Miklós Jankovits of Eger, the pictures (with the
exception of four of them) were painted by Anton Kuchelmeister of Vienna. The
copy of the Akhtyrka Icon of the Mother of God was a gift from Empress
Catherine II of Russia.
The Orthodox believers already had a small chapel in the
early 18th century (St. Naum Chapel), which stood on today's Széchenyi street.
The building of the church was decided in the second part of the century.
Originally they planned to build a large church with an onion dome, designed by
Johannes Michart, but it was opposed by the (mainly Protestant) leaders of the
city and by those who were accustomed to the more conservative artistic styles
of the period. It was finally decided that the church would be built according
to the design by Johann Michael Schajdlet. The interior is divided into three
parts: entrance hall, naos, and sanctuary.
A school (1805), a hospital and a parsonage were also built
next to the church. The churchyard also served as a burial place, several of
the marble tombstones are still there.
The Orthodox Liturgical Museum of Hungary houses the richest
Orthodox liturgical collection of Hungary. The museum was opened in the
building of the former school in 1988. Its permanent exhibition shows the
history and arts of the Orthodox Church and schools. The first room resembles a
chapel, recalling the atmosphere of Greek chapels where believers worshiped
before large Baroque churches were built. In the second room visitors can see
goldsmith's work and liturgical clothes, while in the third room the icon
collection is exhibited.
Address: Miskolc, Deák Ferenc tér 7, 3525 Hungary
Phone: +36 30 197 1677
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