St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava

The Cathedral of Saint Martin (Slovak Katedrála svätého Martina ), also known as Martin (Slovak Dóm svätého Martina ), is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours cathedral dedicated in the Slovak capital Bratislava. Built in the Gothic style hall church is the largest church building in the city and is located on the western edge of the Old Town, at the foot of the castle hill. She is since 2008 the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Bratislava.

History

The Martin was begun in the late 13th century on the site of an earlier Romanesque church and a cemetery. Construction on the central nave dragged on for decades. 1452 finally took place the consecration. This was followed by several extensions of the cathedral. 1461-1497 the existing presbytery was replaced by a larger ( probably by Hans Puchsbaum ). Also in the 15th century, the Queen Sophia St. Anne's chapel and the chapel were added.

During the first half of the 18th century, the interior of the cathedral was the Baroque style to a great extent. The Viennese sculptor Georg Raphael Donner was from 1729 to 1732 responsible for the construction of Elomosynariuskapelle, which is dedicated to St. John the Almoner. In 1735 he created the cast of lead equestrian statue of St. Martin of Tours. It formed the core of the newly formed high altar, today it stands in the eastern aisle.

1760 the tower was struck by lightning, which is why he had to be replaced by a new building. 1835 a fire destroyed the tower, which was rebuilt in 1847. Your present appearance the Cathedral 1869-1877, as one the baroque elements largely removed and the building is set back to its original state in the Gothic style.

From 1563 onwards, the Martin was the coronation church of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Hungary. He took the place of the Royal Basilica in Székesfehérvár, because this city was conquered by the Ottoman Empire twenty years earlier. On September 8, 1563 Maximilian II was the first king of Hungary, was crowned here. All told, until 1830, the coronations of eleven kings and eight queens in Martin's place ( see below).

1893 was almost built an imposing Moorish- style synagogue of the Jewish community Neolog below the cathedral. This was demolished in 1967 in connection with the construction of the access road to the new bridge. Today, a city highway leads past a few meters at the cathedral.

Since 2002 the building has been classified as a cultural monument of national importance.

In 2010 a new organ, the organ Elisabeth, consecrated. At Saint Elizabeth and the Rose Miracle roses remember the whistling fields. It was built by the German organ builder Gerald Woehl.

Description

The cathedral is 69.37 m long, 22.85 m wide and 16.02 m high. It consists of a central nave and two side aisles mounted on it. The tower of the cathedral has a height of 85 m and once formed part of the medieval fortifications.

At the top of the church tower itself since 1847 instead of a cross, a gilded parade pillow with a replica of the Hungarian Holy Crown to recall the role of the St. Martin's Cathedral as a coronation church. The gilded crown also has a diameter of about one meter and weighs about 300 kg. Amounted to approximately 8 kg of gold were used in the pillows and the crown.

Since the cathedral has arisen over an old cemetery, exist below the Anna Chapel Catacombs to a depth of six meters. They contain the graves of many senior figures such as church dignitaries, members of the Palffy family or the prefects of the county Pressburg. The last burial took place in 1895.

Coronations

List of winning here kings and their consorts, with data in parentheses:

  • Maximilian II (8 September 1563)
  • Maria, wife of Maximilian II (9 September 1563)
  • Rudolf II (25 September 1572)
  • Matthias (19 November 1608)
  • Anna, wife of Matthias ( March 25, 1613 )
  • Ferdinand II (July 1, 1618)
  • Eleonora, second wife of Ferdinand II (July 26, 1622)
  • Maria Anna, first wife of Ferdinand III. (14 February 1638)
  • Ferdinand IV (16 June 1647)
  • Eleonora, third wife of Ferdinand III. (June 6, 1655)
  • Leopold I (27 June 1655)
  • Joseph I. ( December 9, 1687 )
  • Charles III. (22 May 1712)
  • Elisabeth Christine, wife of Charles III. (18 October 1714)
  • Maria Theresia (25 June 1741)
  • Leopold II (15 November 1790)
  • Maria Ludovica, third wife of Francis I (7 September 1808)
  • Karoline Auguste, fourth wife of Francis I (September 25, 1825)
  • Ferdinand V (28 September 1830)
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