Váci Szent Kereszt ferences templom (Vártemplom - Barátok Temploma) - Váci Szent Kereszt ferences templom (Vártemplom / Barátok Temploma)

When I was there, the restoration was going on with great force, so I couldn't go in, but the church behind the castle walls still provided a nice sight.

The church is being renovated. It will be beautiful.

The Franciscan church and monastery was built on the site of the ruined Vác castle in the siege of the Turkish times. The Baroque church, built between 1721-1761, is very rich in furnishings and equipment, its main ornament is the high altar of an early Rococo storey tree. In the monastery next to the church there used to be the workshop of the Kapistrian printing house and then the bookmaker György Váci. The monastery is once again the property of the Franciscans, but is empty.

Beautifully restored Baroque style church with excellent Franciscan spirit with a knowledgeable father.

It has been renovated from the outside and has become very beautiful. Hopefully the same careful work is being done inside the church!

Great building with a great history. Your renovation work is coming to an end - it was a nice job!

Church under renovation. It can also be visited during the renovation. The Franciscan church in Vác, the “Church of the Friends”, was built on the highest point of the contemporary Vác, in a historical place. This is not the first church in this place. In 1074, Prince Géza built the first cathedral of the bishopric, which had already been founded here during the reign of King St. Stephen. The church was built on a vow after the victorious battle of Mogyoród, where the two brothers Géza and László won over Solomon. When the two princes joined forces in Vác, László saw an angel descend from the sky as he placed a crown on Géza's head. It was then vowed that if they won the battle, a temple would be built in honor of the Virgin Mary. When, after a victorious battle on March 14, 1074, they returned to Vác and debated where to build the church, a deer with a flame at the end of its antlers appeared running in front of them, following them until the deer stopped at the highest point of Vác and disappeared. Then Géza and László decided to start building in this place. The three former churches built here were destroyed, and all three episcopal cathedrals were ranked. The first was built by Géza after 1074, in the Romanian style. Geza was buried here, so King St. Ladislaus went to the church to pray a lot. The building was destroyed by the Tartars in 1241. ARC. Béla erected a new Gothic building on the ruins and surrounded its surroundings with a castle wall. Bishop Miklós Báthori rebuilt the cathedral in Renaissance style during the reign of King Matthias. The church building was only destroyed during the war with the Turks, and in 1541 the Hungarian defenders blew up the walls. Between 1526 and 1686, the town and the castle changed hands 49 times. What was destroyed was used to strengthen the castle walls. Finally, in 1684, the Turks blew up everything. The castle and town were finally liberated in 1686. In 1719, the Franciscan province named after the Savior requested permission from Bishop Frigyes Althann Mihály of Vác to settle. On April 14, 1719, Althann allowed the settlement and gave the castle its place of order. In his letter to Peter, Roll stipulates that intact walls cannot be torn down. After the Turkish, Mátyás Bél writes about Vác: "an inhabited place or just its place". We do not know what and how much remains of the castle, the church, the episcopal palace as an intact wall, but there is no doubt that there are stones from the area in the wall of the monastery. On May 8, 1721, the foundation stone was solemnly laid. The construction of the church and the convent could have started with the donation of Count István Koháry and a number of donors helped with the construction and equipment. Koháry made a donation of HUF 20,000 for the construction of the church and the monastery and HUF 10,000 for the maintenance of order. In November 1726, the city wing of the sanctuary and the monastery was completed. Between 1727-28, the altar of St. Francis, St. Anthony, the Painful Virgin and Bethlehem was completed. In 1729, the main altar was completed from the donation of 3286 Renaissance gold by Koháry. In 1729, Althann M. Frederick donated a relic of the Holy Cross to the church. In 1729 the first organ was built. In 1735 the tower was completed. On May 13, 1738, the construction of the east wing of the monastery began. A plague epidemic from August 1740 to February 1741 hindered construction. Two monks lost their lives while caring for patients. On June 13, 1741, the construction of the Danube wing of the monastery and In 1751 the monastery was completed. In 1755 the foundation stone of the nave was laid and then On May 10, 1760, the completed ship was consecrated. In 1765 the second organ was built, the first, which was in the sanctuary, was sold. This year, the tower will be damaged by lightning. Between 1760 and 1766 the furnishing of the nave was also completed and the church was consecrated.