A miskolci ortodox templom és sírkertje (Miskolc, 2001)
A miskolci ortodox templom és sírkertje (Összegzés angolul) Zimányi Katalin
The relics of the goldsmith's craft were made in the 17 -18 th centuries. The most beautiful one is the altar-cross without carved inlay. It was taken into the St. Naum Chapel together with a chalice and an episcopal three-branched candlestick. The goldsmith of the excellent piece of work, the altar-cross, had adopted the most different procedures simultaneously in its creation. According to the inscription the altarcross was made in 1721. The church is rich in pieces of work wrought by goldsmiths bearing the trade marks of the workshops of Venice, Sibiu, Wien and of course of Miskolc, as well. Among the furniture of the church, the richly ornamented fabric, which is a sort of side-altar and includes the icon of the Blessed Virgin of Ahtirka, deserves a special attention. Next to it other pieces of goldsmith's work given as votive presents to the church are arranged. (According to the tradition the tsarina Catherine the Great had donated the icon to the St. Naum Chapel.) Nowadays 93 larger and smaller votive plaques surround the icon. The older pieces of the textile collection of the church had also been made for the St. Naum Chapel. In 1718 there were a pair of chalice-covers embroidered, one of them for the chapel in Miskolc, the other one for the Serbian monastery in Vincsa. (Presently the later one can be seen in the museum of the episcopacy in Versec.) The interaction of the Balkan and Hungarian textile cultures can be studied on the pieces of another chalice-cover set. The most of the liturgical vestments were made by Hungarian masters in the second half of the 18 th century. The study of László Kárpáti treats the monumental composition of the church, the 17 meter high iconostasis fully. The triumphal arch rising in tiers surrounds the iconostasis. With excellent sense Miklós Jankovics recognised the fond of display of the prospering Macedovlach communities, the perfection of forming and decorating the church inside. Though Miklós Jankovics worked in Eger, Pest, Karcag, Balassagyarmat and Tokaj (and his work and presence cannot be precluded either as to the iconostasis of the Greek Catholic church in Hajdúdorog), according to the unanimous opinion of the experts his life work accomplished in Miskolc, this iconostasis was his top achievement, the record of his life. Not only the church, but its furniture, the liturgical articles, the study of the religious life of the community, as well as the power of the church and the priests creating community are also very important for the historian. Relying on the register of births, marriages and deaths the former author has compiled the list of the priests and parsons.
