St. Anne's Church, Miskolc
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The St. Anne's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church on St. Anna Square, Miskolc
, Hungary
. Locally it is often referred to as "Red Church", because of its red roof.
The construction of the building started on July 21, 1816. The church was consecrated on August 3, 1823. The parsonage was completed in 1826, and the church functions as a parish church since then. The church was built in late Baroque
style with some Neoclassical
elements; the altar and the pulpit are late Neoclassical. The first public clock of the city was in the church's tower.
Actress Róza Széppataki-Déry and the sister of painter Mihály Munkácsy
, Cecília Lieb are buried in the church's cemetery.
The church also used to be the end terminus of the first tram line of Miskolc
between 1897 (the beginning of tram service) and 1905.
Miskolc
Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. Locally it is often referred to as "Red Church", because of its red roof.
The construction of the building started on July 21, 1816. The church was consecrated on August 3, 1823. The parsonage was completed in 1826, and the church functions as a parish church since then. The church was built in late Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
style with some Neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
elements; the altar and the pulpit are late Neoclassical. The first public clock of the city was in the church's tower.
Actress Róza Széppataki-Déry and the sister of painter Mihály Munkácsy
Mihály Munkácsy
Mihály Munkácsy was a Hungarian painter, who lived in Paris and earned international reputation with his genre pictures and large scale biblical paintings.-Early Years of Munkácsy:...
, Cecília Lieb are buried in the church's cemetery.
The church also used to be the end terminus of the first tram line of Miskolc
Trams in Miskolc
The Miskolc tramway network is an important part of the public transport network serving Miskolc, Hungary.In operation since 1897, the network presently has two lines.-History:...
between 1897 (the beginning of tram service) and 1905.