St Martin Church, Veľký Ďur

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St Martin Church, Veľký Ďur in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.

Coordinates: 48°12′N, 18°27′E

[edit] History

The Church of St Martin is a Roman Catholic Church in Velky Dur, situated beyond the village, dating from 1332 A.D.

St Martin's was the medieval Roman Church of Gerul(Geurad) chapelry. In 1665 it became a filial church of Lok reformed chapelry. After conflict with Lok church, it became a Roman chapelry church. Then, in 1705, when the conflict had ceased, it was a filial church of Lok again till 1712, when this filial did again become a Roman chapelry.

Later, after invasion of reformed church the church was revaged. In 1732 had been rebuild from stone from devastated church, gravel, sand and bricks. It has no tower, just one belfry.