Restoration of the Medieval Church of Sóly

The restoration of the medieval church of Sóly was eventually completed immediately after two many years of investigation and renovation. The village of Sóly is located in the vicinity of Veszprém and its church was to start with talked about in 1009, in the foundation constitution of the bishopric of Veszprém, issued by King Saint Stephen. There is a theory that Sóly is the location where by the young Stephen defeated Koppány in 997, 3 several years prior to his coronation. The present church, nonetheless, dates from the 13th century and was focused to St. Stephen Protomartyr. Archeological exploration discovered the traces of an previously, wood church below the current edifice. The 13th-century building is made up of a uncomplicated one-aisled nave and a rectangular sanctuary. The put was turned into a fortress at the time of the Ottoman occupation. From this period of time, a selection of burials have been identified inside of the creating. The weakened setting up was finally restored in 1706 and was embellished various moments. By this time, the group and their church were Calvinist. Wealthy painted ornamental frames beautify the home windows, embellished with biblical verses. In 1724, a painted wooden gallery was mounted in the nave, and the church was adorned with painted coffered ceilings as very well. As these components were ordered and installed by the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest in the course of the 1890s, they were now recreated in the sort of copies. The initial picket balustrade in the sanctuary of the church, on the other hand, was at this occasion returned to the church. The western tower of the church was designed in 1903.

Inside the nave of the church, a medieval fresco of the Crucifixion was uncovered in 2018. The stylistic features of this portray and the Cosmatesque border decoration all around it show that it was painted in the 14th century. Maybe it was portion of a greater cycle – but no other paintings have been identified in the church. The recently restored church was ceremoniously opened on March 20, 2022. Get hold of the pastor to stop by.