1681 - Church of the Holy Trinity / Kostol Najsvätejšej Trojice - Košice (East Slovakia)
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The depicted date 1681 together with Latin inscription "Posuit Sophia Princeps Bathory" you can find on the front facade of Church of the Holy Trinity (Kostol Najsvätejšej Trojice) in Košice' historic centre.
Waymark Code: WMJBYP
Location: Košický kraj, Slovakia
Date Posted: 10/27/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team Sieni
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The depicted date 1681 together with Latin inscription "Posuit Sophia Princeps Bathory" you can find on the front facade of Church of the Holy Trinity (Kostol Najsvätejšej Trojice) in Košice' historic centre.

The Church of the Holy Trinity, located in Hlavná ulica (Main Street) in Košice historic centre, is the most valuable Baroque object in Košice and one of its principal landmarks. The Church, known also as the Premonstratensian Church (Premonštrátny kostol), or the Jesuit Church (Jezuitský kostol) or also University Church (Universitný kostol), is a Roman Catholic church belonging nowadays to Premostrate Order.

Year of construction: 1681

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Full inscription:
Above the waymarked church's construction date, ANNO 1681, is following inscription in Latin: Posuit Sophia Princeps Bathory (In English: "Built by Sophia, Princess Bathory").


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