Tiszaszentmártoni Református templom

Beautiful

Beautifully renovated church in a simple setting.

Unfortunately, the listed church was irregularly renovated. Archaeological excavations did not take place, the village had no money for it. Historical research has also been misled somewhat. It is rare to see the walls and structure of the church damaged in several places due to earthquakes and irregular renovations. Its particularly beautiful-sounding bell is also in a neglected state. The trees were cleared from its side, the fence demolished and unfortunately not properly reconstructed. I found its parallel in Transylvania, unfortunately few researched it correctly. Not so long ago, in the history of Tiszaszentmárton, the publication of Károly Sallai dealt with it, but incompletely. My research materials were published in the middle of my childhood materials, most of them had legs somewhere. I am confident that the cross-border site of great significance will be more important in the near future due to my work. "The very early 11th century settlement got its name from its chapel built in honor of St. Martin. Its name is first mentioned in the charters in 1212, as the Land of Artolph, but also as St. Martin. Its first known owner was Artolph from the Aba clan. 1322- In 1584, the settlement belonged to the Losonczi family and the Losonczi family. In 1588, Zsigmond Forgácz received the Losonczi family by marriage. The Losonczy family built a castle here in the 16th century, which is where the king, where it was owned by the Transylvanian princes.The estate was acquired by the Forgách family in the 17th century, and although it was owned by several other families in the 18th century, it remained theirs until 1945. The building has now been completely destroyed, most washed away by the Tisza; traces of it are barely visible on the Lake. Its place was declared protected in 1964. " wikipedia Although the site for the protection of monuments mentions archaeological excavations, no real professional guard was present or involved here. The founding charter of the abbey mentions a chapel built in honor of St. Martin as early as 1067, it was probably the predecessor of our church. 1332-35. papal tithe registers of 2006 mention his priest named István. Based on the detailed forms and structure of the church, the XV. can be dated to the second half of the century. Archaeological excavations of the sanctuary in 2006 suggest that the church sanctuary and the church nave itself were raised by a good three and a half meters (around 1590). Traces of the arched arches, after excavation and restoration, are now clearly visible in the sanctuary of the church.