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Basilica of St Giles in Bardejov, Slovakia, is a Gothic sacral building, which is situated in the northern part of the Town-Hall square (in Slovak Radničné námestie). Bardejov is located in the larger area of town Prešov in the region called Šariš .
The most important monument on the principal square in Bardejov inscribed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage, is the parish church of St Egidius standing in its northern part. Its construction started at the beginning of the 15th century probably at the site of the Cistercian monastery.
Bardejov is dominated by the monumental Church of St. Aegidius (Giles), mentioned for the first time in 1247. A three nave basilica with multiple chapels was completed in 1464. [14] It hosts eleven precious Gothic winged altars with panel paintings.
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May 8, 2024 · Church of St Egidius – Bardejov. The most important monument on the main square in Bardejov, which is included in the List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, is the parish church of St Egidius. St Egidius. The nave and the church as a whole were completed in 1513-1518.
The beautiful Basilica of Saint Egidius belongs to one of most precious medieval gothic structures in Bardejov. From archeological point of view, it belongs to the most important monuments in Slovakia. Its eleven gothic painted altars are of world-wide importance. The church’s beginnings date back to the thirteenth century.
History. The first record of the parish church in Bardejov dated to 1247. At that time, it belonged together with the settlement to the Cistercian abbey from the Polish Koprzywnica, which probably founded a grange in the area of Šariš at the beginning of the 13th century.
when the monastery was reoccupied and the church taken over by Protestants. As part of the Counter-Reformation it was reclaimed by the Franciscans. Bardejov also contains a protestant church in Classical style, built when part of the walls in the northern part of the town were removed, and an Orthodox church in Eclectic style outside the line ...
