The Chapel of St. Cosmas and St. Damian, also known as the hospital chapel, located on the corner of Vŕbová and Kasárenská Streets, was originally part of a poorhouse. It was originally dedicated to St. Dismas, the repentant thief who is the patron saint of the dying. It was built around 1725, together with the neighboring hospital. In 1846, the city decided to build a new hospital and, along with it, a new chapel, which was probably dedicated to St. Cosmas and St. Damian from the very beginning. It acquired its current appearance after reconstruction in 1873, as indicated by the date on its main facade. It got its current appearance after reconstruction in 1873, dated on its main facade.
The altar has a sarcophagus-shaped base and consists of a reliquary, an 18th-century mensa, a beautifully crafted tabernacle, and a 19th-century altarpiece. The altar has a sarcophagus-shaped base and consists of a reliquary, an 18th-century mensa, a beautifully crafted tabernacle, and a retable, in the cabinet of which there is a Pietà sculpture. On the right and left columns of the retable are late Baroque wooden statues of St. Peter and St. Paul. Also from the late Baroque period is the cross attached to the first row of benches on the right side, which was used during processions. Other statues in the chapel: the statues of St. Anthony, the Virgin Mary, and the Sacred Heart of Jesus were made of plaster sometime in the early 20th century.
The bell in the chapel tower has also been restored. In addition to a rich decorative relief, which probably depicts St. Urban, the patron saint of winegrowers, coopers, and innkeepers, it bears the date 1784 and the inscription “CHRISTELLY POSONII FUDIT”.
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