Ipolynagyfalu, Nagyfalu

Roman Catholic church dedicated to the Holy Name of the Virgin Mary

Building, structure

"The Baroque Roman Catholic church was built in honor of the Holy Name of the Virgin Mary, and was built in the middle of the 18th century. Later it was renovated and repaired several times. The most recent renovations in 1995, especially the insensitive replacement of the origin... Read More

Sandstone cross

Sacral small monument

"In front of the demolished bell tower, on the main square, stands a sandstone cross with a cast iron polychrome corpus, which was erected for the glory of God... On its base are reliefs depicting a heart pierced by an arrow and a ladder." Read More

Wooden cross in the churchyard

Sacral small monument

Next to the cave stands a wooden cross with a cast iron body, which was brought here by parish priest Péter Dobos in 1998. Read More

Heroic monument

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In the park of the cultural center, you can see the monument to the victims of World War I and World War II, which was built in 1995 by L. Burík from Ipolyság. The monument has a stepped design, with side extensions, and the names of 4 victims of World War I and 8 victims of Worl... Read More

Lion Cross

Sacral small monument

The cross was erected for the glory of God by György Oroszlány and his wife Mária Belák in 1991. Read More

Boroven cross

Sacral small monument

The cross was erected by József Boroven and his wife Rozália Nagy for the glory of God in 1954. Read More

Lourdes grotto in the churchyard

Sacral small monument

Next to the church, you can see the Lourdes Grotto, with the statue of the Virgin Mary of Lourdes and the kneeling Bernadette, which was built from stone in 1998 by József Kosík from Dacsókesz. Read More

Lourdes grotto next to the Szabó mill

Sacral small monument

In 1938, the miller Gyula Szabó built a square-shaped roadside chapel next to his house (number 86) out of stone blocks, modeled after the Lourdes chapel, in memory of the re-annexation of the southern territories of Slovakia to Hungary. The facade of the building is finished wit... Read More

Tersztyánszky family gravesite

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The estate in the village was acquired by Gáspár Tersztyánszky IV (1673-1739), whose wife was Eszter Zsuzsanna Blaskóczy, and they were the first to move to Nagyfalu. He had three sons (Sándor, Mihály, Gáspár), of whom the family was expanded by Mihály I (1700-1774) - he was alre... Read More

Central cemetery cross

Sacral small monument

The central cemetery cross, made of older stone and with a polychrome corpus, was erected for the glory of God in 1918 by József Varga and his family. Read More