- Greek-Catholic Church of Virgin Mary's Birth (Košice)
The Greek-Catholic Church of Virgin Mary's Birth ( _sk. Gréckokatolícky kostol narodenia Panny Márie) is located at Moyzesova Street in the historic centre of
Košice ,Slovakia .Greek Catholic s started to settle Košice in the 17th century. As late as in 1852 theirbishop established achapel in Košice. Till then, the divine services were served in the Franciscan Church, rarely at Premonstrates or in theSt. Michael Chapel .In 1880, the community were able to buy grounds neighboring with the chapel and to build the church in the Neo-Romanesque styleFact|date=February 2007 in the years 1882-1886.
In the
Communist era of formerCzechoslovakia , the church was given to theOrthodox Church which was the only officially supported church. After 1990, it was returned back to the Greek Catholics and the church was restored and repaired.See also
*
Slovak Greek Catholic Church External links
* [http://www.grkat.nfo.sk/eng/index.html The Greek Catholic Church in Slovakia]
* [http://www.exarchat.rcc.sk/2katedrala.htm Gréckokatolícky apoštolský exarchát Košice - biskupská katedrála]
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