Cathedral of St. Elizabeth
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The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth, also called Saint Elizabeth Cathedral, is a Gothic cathedral in Košice, Slovakia. It is the largest church in Slovakia and one of the easternmost Gothic cathedrals in E
Cathedral of St. Elizabeth in Košice, Slovakia
Woodcut of cathedral, 1857
Floor plan, 1857
Spiral inner staircase
Elizabeth of Hungary
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Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as Elisabeth of Thuringia, was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary and the landgravine of Thuringia.
Cathedral of St. Elizabeth
…According to historical and archaeological sources, the present-day cathedral was built in the place of an earlier church, which was also consecrated to Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. It was referred to in documents from 1283 and 1290, in which the Bishop of Eger Andrew II spoke about the jurisdiction of the church. The Cathedral…
Elizabeth of Hungary by Simone Martini
St. Elizabeth washing a sick man—a scene from the main altar of St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Košice, 15th century
St. Elizabeth spinning wool for the poor by Marianne Stokes (1895)
A triptych depicting the miracles and her charity (Master of the Drapery Studies c. 1480-90)