The church was built in the thirteenth century in Romanesque – early
Gothic style and shows similarities with Hungarian Cistercian monastic
churches. It has a rectangular-shaped, rib-vaulted sanctuary and the
nave’s ceiling is roofed with timber. The arched western portal with
columns, and the semicircular windows of the top floors of the tower
present Roman elements, meanwhile the first floor window of the tower is
Gothic. The sanctuary is illuminated by a circular window. The church
served as a model for the churches built in the region. The interiors of
the church are ornate with frescoes, of which the oldest dates back to
the fourteenth century. In the late fifteenth century Byzantine frescoes
are painted. From 1555 the church is Reformed, but was probably used
together with the Orthodox believers, this is where the Cyrillic
inscriptions originate. The frescoes are damaged because the church
stood without a roof for a time.
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