Cseri Miklós - Horváth Anita - Szabó Zsuzsanna (szerk.): Discover Rural Hungary!, Guide (Szentendre, Hungarian Open Air Museum, 2007)

Independent edifices: - Greek Catholic Church from Mándok

The Greek Catholic church from Mándok This is the only logwalled church surviving in Hungary and it used to stand on a hilltop surrounded by forests. It was relocated to the museum between 1971-79. The Greek Catholic church was built by 17th century Hungarian and Ruthenian settlers at Mándok, Szabolcs County. The date of building, 1670 is recorded on the lintel above the door in Greek and Cyrillic letters. A belfry with boarded walls and a double cross at the top was erected above the dirt-floored, shingle-covered building. The little tower houses two bells from the 18th century. The interior is lit • Greek Catholics Greek Catholics fotlowing the Byzantine liturgy left the Orthodox Church at the time of the Synod in Florence in 1438-45. They accepted the supremacy of the Roman Pope, but kept some of their past traditions. Greek Catholic religion in Hungary dates back to the 1646 Union of Ungvár The language of their liturgy for centuries was Old Slav and it was only in the early 1900s that Hungarian became officially accepted. by a small latticed window of medieval type and two little openings in the wall of the apse. The space is dominated by the iconostasis and the folding royal door The original iconostasis was replaced by one from the Greek Catholic church of Szolyva, Bereg County. The upper row shows the 12 apostles with a painting of Christ as King and High Priest in the middle. The tier of pictures below