Pohorela church

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Church of Septemsuffering Virgin Mary in Pohorelá
Settlement
none Side view during shine of moon.
Side view during shine of moon.

Coordinates: 48°51′42″N, 20°00′59″E

[edit] History

The church was finished in 1768 from endowment of earl Štefan II. Koháry (1649-1731). Ignác II. Koháry began to engineer .(1726-1777).

5.4.1883 broken out in the village great fire. Wasted nearly all village. The church was damaged too. It was repaied in 1906.

It was initially sacrificed to St. Stephen – ugrian king. In 1964 it was consecrated and patricinium was commuted to Septemsuffering Virgin Mary.


[edit] Style and interior

The church is built in romanesque style, it is single-nave and it has plane loft.

A picture of St. Stephen is from master Vojtech Klimkovics from year 1855. There is astistically carved bench of bulgarian king Ferdinand Coburg in presbytery. Style of bench is neo-ghotic. It has 7 fields for 7 person. Over interior field is placed a sign fo family Coburg. An altar is from beginnig of 20th century. It is fancy with statuary of St. Elizabeth Ugrian and of St. Imrich.

The church has old-christian heading in area. A tower is on west side of church, main altar is on east side. On choir is duomanual organ of mark Rieger. The organ donated about 1910 Ferdinand Coburg.

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