Haris Andrea szerk.: Koldulórendi építészet a középkori Magyarországon Tanulmányok (Művészettörténet - műemlékvédelem 7. Országos Műemlékvédelmi Hivatal,)

Szatmári Imre: Gyula középkori ferences temploma és kolostora

The Mediaeval Franciscan Church and Monastery of Gyula Imre Szatmári The remains of the Franciscan Church and Monastery of Gyula, two institutions of wide fame in the past, were uncovered in 1931 by József Implom. The summary report of the excavation's results has never been completed, and in 1944-1945 not only the majority of the archaeological finds, but observations made in the course of the excavation also, were lost in the mayhem of war. Since then tenement houses were built in the area, and only the site of the church's choir has been turned into a small park with the ruins left on display to the public. Our study attempts to provide a complete summary of the available information concerning the monastery by collecting data still scattered about, and thus trying to evaluate anew this almost completely unknown mediaeval building complex. As described in the study, the Maróthy family, which also had lands in the south of Hungary, had a church built for the stricter branch of the Franciscan Order in Gyula between 1420 and 1452; the church, which was supported by buttresses, had an elongated rectangular nave and a long Gothic choir terminating in a semi-octagon. There was a detached bell tower standing near the south-western corner of the choir. The monastery was built adjoining the church from the south. In the first half of the 16th century the monastery was rebuilt and enlarged. The choir was made longer, and on the south-eastern side of the monastery a block was built with sixteen cells, separated in the middle by a corridor. The spread of Turkish rule, and then the capture of Gyula in 1566, finally sealed the fate of the Franciscan Order an their monastery in the town. The history of the monastery organically fits into the process which can be linked to the growing popularity of the Observant branch; it had the result that the Grey Friars, who started to spread from Bosnia in the early 15th century, began to infiltrate into the inner parts of Hungary. Illustrations 1. The Franciscan Monastery and Church of Gyula (after József Implom and Ferenc Scherer) 2. An etching showing the view of Gyula* by Matthias Zündt, 1566 3. Uncovered foundation walls after the first week of the excavation (1931) 4. Uncovered foundation walls after the second week of the excavation (1931) 5. The uncover of the chancel in 1931 6. A survey of the excavation and restoration carried out in 1962 (after Nóra Pamer) 7. A survey of the excavation carried out in 1985 8. The plan and sections of the excavation in 1985 9. The archaeological finds of the Franciscan Church and Monastery of Gyula 10. The archaeological finds of the Franciscan Church and Monastery of Gyula