Blagovestenška Church

Szentendre, Hungary

Contains intricate icons and rococo windows. Founded in 1752. The patron saint of the church is the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The east-west oriented church was built in baroque and rococo style. Mid-Tower shaped main facade divided into three stages by four pilasters. The main facade is richly decorated by columns, parapet balcony, oval and tiered arched windows. Front tower is 28 meters high. Above the stone frame, oak side entrance is in curved frame a St. Constantine and St. Helen's mural. In addition to the entrance located a red marble tomb with Greek inscription from 1759. The nave is covered three intermittent chest barrel vault, the stone choir is covered by Czech vault cap. The pictures of the iconostasis Zsivkovics Mihailo (1776-1824) Serbian painter (from Budapest) created between 1802-1804. Since the late 1920s, the regular rituals are no longer present in the church. The church now serves mostly as a museum. Pics about the church