Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Taksonyfalva

According to the Pray Codex, there was a chapel in the village at the end of the 13th century, and from 1307 a parish church functioned, to which Nyárasd also belonged. The small Romanesque chapel was expanded into a church in the Gothic style in the 14th century. As a result of the Reformation, the church, which was surrounded by a cemetery at that time, belonged to the Lutherans for a while, and then, as a result of the Counter-Reformation, it became the property of the Catholics again in 1681. In 1774, an independent Catholic parish was established, separating from the Galantai one. Roman Catholic Church Between 1781 and 1784, a new Roman Catholic church was built in the Baroque-Classicist style with the support of Count Ferenc Esterházy, the patron of the village, on the site of the church building that bore the marks of centuries. Its consecration took place on September 8, the day of the Assumption (the birth of the Virgin Mary). In 1910, it became necessary to significantly improve and expand the church building. The works were carried out according to the plans of architect János Tomaschek. The building was expanded with side aisles in the transverse direction. In the 1920s, the parish cast new bells in the church tower to replace the bells used for military purposes during the First World War. The interior painting of the church was completed in 1928, and was renovated in the early eighties. Above the two side entrances are statues of Saint Stephen and Saint Ladislaus. The painting above the high altar is a precious treasure of the church, depicting the birth of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The picture was painted by Mór Than in 1871.