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

J. Dankó Katalin – Szekér György: A sárospataki ferences kolostor kutatása

The Survey of the Franciscan Church of Sárospatak Katalin J. Dankó - György Szekér The Franciscan Church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary was built from donations by King Béla IV at the northern periphery of the market-town, between the outer end of Piac (Market) Street and the River Bodrog, in an elevated spot surrounded by the Brook of Suta and by ditches from the north. The original building was an aisleless church with a two bay long rectangular choir, which had already been completed by 1261. It was first mentioned in the privilege given by King Stephen V. As a result of enlargement the choir terminated in a semi-hexagon, supported by a buttres in the axis of the church. This was added to the church in the second stage of construction, around 1380, in a fashion which primarily characterized the courtly art. This suggests that the works in Sárospatak were funded by King Louis I's donations. The third stage of the construction, which was essendally the prolongation of the second, dates back to around 1385. A similar semi-hexagonal choir, the St. Anne's Chapel of the Poor Sisters of St. Clair was added to the south side of the choir, designed to fit the buttress. The Convent of Poor Sisters of St. Clair probably stood on the south side of the church, on the neighbouring plot of land. The fourth stage of construction, which took place around the middle of the 15th century, could be called the period of adding the choirs, with semi-octagonal ending. This could have also been the time when the chapter-house of the monastery on the north side of the church was built, alongside with the private chapel of the Pálóczi family, which was raised on the south side, designed to fit the chancel arch. The monastery of Sárospatak played an important role in the preparation of the peasant rebellion led by György Dózsa. Inspired by the spread of Reformation, the new landlord, Péter Perényi evicted the monks, while his son, Gábor ordered the demolition of the monastery in 1576. The scale of destruction was so extensive that by the 17th century only the foundation was preserved. The graves of the cemetery of the nearby hospital were cut into the foundation-walls. The excavation carried out between 1972 and 1976 helped to clarify the plan of the building, as well as the various periods of construction. Illustrations 1. Sárospatak in the Middle Ages Legend: 1 - Parish Church of St. John the Baptist (1350) 2 - the Chapel of St. Michael in the cemetery (1342) 3 - the Dominican Monastery of St. Dominic (1238) 4 - the Franciscan Monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1261) 5 - the St. Anne Convent of the Order of St. Claire (1391) 6 - the Béguine Convent of the Holy Spirit (1503) ? - St. Agatha's Church (1342) 7 - Héce, the Mansion (1429), later Castle (1465), of the Pálóczi family 8 - the fortified castle (1534) 9 - St. Nicholas' Parish Church, Bodrogolaszi (1201) 10 - hospital (17th century)