St. Nicholas Parish Church

It was built in 1221, mostly from natural stone from the Bratislava mines and locally fired bricks. Its great past is confirmed by the charter of Pope Innocent IV from 1254, in which he granted the parish of the episcopal church of St. Nicholas to Gerhard of Parma. ; The building was built in the early Gothic style. From an architectural point of view, it was built following the model of Benedictine parish churches. The building itself basically retained its original character until the first third of the 20th century. ; The sanctuary has a cross-vaulted roof. The vault has also been preserved in its original state in the sacristy. The oldest parts were built in the early Gothic style, signs of which can be observed in the sanctuary, on the columns of the nave and in the sacristy. An incomparably beautiful keystone on the ceiling of the sacristy testifies to the valuable construction of the church. The central nave is separated from the sanctuary by a triumphal arch. In 1480, the vaulting was re-vaulted, which was done in a late Gothic and rather careless manner. The vertical slender rib bundles remained on the side walls and columns of the naves, but they were no longer continued on the ceiling. During its existence, it underwent several transformations. In its current state, its sanctuary, sacristy, and tower are the work of the 12th century, and even the wall sections of the central nave and the side aisles immediately next to it, which were left as pillars, are up to a height of three to four meters. This is evidenced by the original rib remains visible there. ; The building suffered significant damage during the Turkish invasion. The old Gothic furnishings of the church were destroyed, and the tower clock also fell victim. The church was restored again and to a greater extent during the time of Archbishop Csáky between 1751 and 1755. The Baroque furnishings used until the beginning of the 20th century date from this period. ; The 18th century In the 19th century, the oratory of Archbishop József Batthyány was added to the side of the sanctuary, where he performed his priestly duties whenever he was in Püspökin. In 1794, the Ormosdy crypt and chapel were completed, which opened from the southern nave. ; Above the six Gothic windows of the tower were lily-like stone decorations, which have now disappeared, replaced by relatively small crosses. Of the original window frames and the interior ribbing that decorated them, only one, the northeastern one, survived the most recent renovation. However, the special architectural feature that remained is that the building with a rectangular ground plan changes to a hexagonal one in the bell tower. ; In 1889, the sanctuary received beautiful painted stained glass windows, and in 1901 the Baroque altars were replaced with neo-Gothic style. ; In the 20th century, the church was renovated and renovated. At the beginning of the 20th century, the relatively impressive building proved to be too small due to the increased number of inhabitants of the village. Parish priest János Evangelista Tyukoss enlarged the building in 1937 by building two side wings. Unfortunately, this was not preceded by archaeological excavations, so irreplaceable values were lost. In the 1950s, when the interior of the church was repainted, the old plaster was knocked down, not caring that there might be irreplaceable masterpieces in its inner layers. ; There were three bells in the tower, two of which were dismantled during the First World War and used for military equipment. These were only replaced later in 1921 on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the church. ; The pedal, single-manual, 12-stop, pneumatic organ was built between 1910-14 by the organ builder Vince Mozsny from Bratislava.