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St Elisabeth's Cathedral in Ko\u0161ice (Kassa) is the largest church in Slovakia and one of the easternmost Gothic cathedrals in Europe. Its crypt is the resting place of Prince Francis II R\u00e1k\u00f3czi, his mother Ilona Zr\u00ednyi and his fellow exiles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cathedral was built in honour of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207\u20131231). The earlier church on the site burned down at the end of the 14th century, after which construction of the present Gothic cathedral began. It became the cathedral of the Diocese of Ko\u0161ice, founded in 1804; until then it served as a parish church.<\/p>\n

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Its greatest treasure is the Gothic winged altar made between 1474 and 1477, consisting of 48 panel paintings. Between 1877 and 1896 it underwent a major restoration directed by Imre Steindl, the architect of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest.<\/p>\n

The remains of Francis II R\u00e1k\u00f3czi and his fellow exiles were brought home from Turkey on 29 October 1906 and laid to rest in the crypt of the cathedral. The central sarcophagus of the crypt holds the bronze coffins of the prince, Ilona Zr\u00ednyi and J\u00f3zsef R\u00e1k\u00f3czi; Mikl\u00f3s Bercs\u00e9nyi and his wife Krisztina Cs\u00e1ky, as well as Antal Esterh\u00e1zy and Mikl\u00f3s Sibrik, are also buried here.<\/p>\n

Pilgrimage feast:<\/strong> The titular feast of the cathedral is the feast of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, 17 November.<\/p>\n

Visiting:<\/strong> According to Visit Ko\u0161ice, the cathedral is open Monday to Saturday from 6 am to 8 pm and on Sundays from 6 am to 7 pm, admission is free, and the north tower can be climbed. The cathedral stands in the middle of the main square of Ko\u0161ice.<\/p>\n

Sources: Explore Carpathia<\/a> \u00b7 Hungarian Heritage Register of Slovakia \u2013 R\u00e1k\u00f3czi crypt<\/a> \u00b7 Visit Ko\u0161ice<\/a> \u00b7 Wikipedia (English)<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: Ingo Mehling \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a> \u00b7 Photo: Dominika Jen\u010dov\u00e1 \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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