Roman Catholic Church of Saint Elizabeth


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Hlavná 1, 930 37

Lehnice, slovensko


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The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Elizabeth is a single-nave Baroque building with a polygonal-ended presbytery and a tower integrated into its structure, dating from 1679. It stands on the site of an older medieval church.

The interior on the western side is covered with a ribbed vault. It houses the Baroque altar of Saint Elizabeth from the late 17th century. The Baroque pulpit also dates from this period. The side altars – Pietà, Saint Stephen King, and the Virgin Mary – are from the early 19th century. Above the triumphal arch, the date of the church’s construction is displayed in the form of a chronostikon. In a small niche along the perimeter of the church is a 17th-century relief.

The church façades are articulated with pilasters, and the windows are semicircular-arched with molded frames. The tower rises from the central gable of the façade in a risalit form. The façade is finished with a pierced gable and decorative finials. The pilastered tower is topped with a crowning cornice, a small shield motif, and a pyramidal roof.