Location Spišská Kapitula Denomination Roman Catholic Dedicated 1478 Phone +421 904 021 788 | Country Slovakia Dedication St Martin of Tours Status Active | |
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Address Spišská kapitula, 053 04 Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Spiš Similar Kostel svatého Ducha, Cathedral of the Assumpti, Église Saint‑Jacques de Levoča, Cathedral of the Exaltation, Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny M | ||
St. Martin's Cathedral (Spišská Kapitula) is a cathedral in Slovakia. It is located in the town of Spišská Kapitula and is the cathedral church of the Spiš diocese.
History
The cathedral was built between the 13th and 15th centuries in the Romanesque and Gothic styles. It is one of the largest and most interesting Romanesque monuments in Slovakia. It contains many mediaeval carved altars and is the resting place of many lords of Spiš Castle; the 15th century carved marble tombstones of the Zápoľský family are of exceptional quality. A recently restored wall-painting from 1317 depicts the coronation of Charles Robert of Anjou as the King of Hungary; another painting in the cathedral is the source for the provisional name of the anonymous Master of Kirchdrauf. Spišská Kapitula became the main seat of the church administration in the region in the 12th century. In 1776 it became the seat of the Diocese of Spiš, after Hungarian queen Maria Theresa split the Diocese of Eger (now Archidiocese of Eger).
Spišská Kapitula was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1995.