Annunciation Church, Eastern Orthodox church in Szentendre, Hungary
The Annunciation Church is a Serbian Orthodox church on the east side of Fő tér in Szentendre, built in Baroque and Rococo style. Its east-west axis ends in a central tower 28 metres high, and the main facade is divided into three parts by four pilasters. The nave has a three-bay vaulted ceiling, and the iconostasis was painted by Mihailo Živković in 1802–1804.
The church was built between 1752 and 1754 following the arrival of Serbian refugees who fled the Balkans due to Turkish influence. This community established a thriving Orthodox settlement in Szentendre.
The church displays an ornate iconostasis created by Mihailo Živković with religious paintings arranged according to Orthodox tradition. Visitors can observe the detailed icons and their symbolic placement within the sacred space.
The church stands on the east side of Fő tér, its main facade facing the square. Regular services ended in the late 1920s, so it now opens mainly as a museum and is served by the parish priest of the bishop's cathedral. The former Serbian Orthodox school, built in 1797, is attached to its north side and now houses the Ferenczy Museum.
The iconostasis was painted by Mihailo Živković, a Serbian painter from Buda, between 1802 and 1804. An earlier iconostasis painted for this church in 1721 by icon painters who came from the south was later moved to the church in Izbég.
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