Church of St. Catherine, Banská Štiavnica
Church of St. Catherine
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Catherine (Slovak: kostol sv. Kataríny) in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia was built in the years 1488-91 in late Gothic style. Its nave is topped by a star-shaped vault. The crypts below the church contain burial places of prominent citizens and vogts of the town. The surviving original Gothic inventory includes a stone baptismal font, a 15th-century cross, and a late Gothic sculpture of the Virgin Mary. The organ is from the end of the 18th century.
External links
- Rímskokatolícky kostol sv. Kataríny, Turistický sprievodca (Slovak)
Coordinates: 48°27′32″N 18°53′33″E / 48.4590°N 18.8926°E
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