Saints Peter and Paul Church, Szentendre, Catholic parish church in Szentendre, Hungary.
The Saints Peter and Paul Church stands in the centre of Szentendre as the town's largest church, with a symmetrical facade and a tower rising in the middle. It was built in stone in 1751 on the site of an earlier wooden church. Inside, the walls have no frescoes.
South Slavic Orthodox refugees who settled in Szentendre after Ottoman rule built a wooden church here, replaced in stone in 1751 by an unknown architect. The church took the patronage of Saints Peter and Paul in 1856. As the Serbian community shrank, the Catholic Church bought the surplus building during World War II; the iconostasis went to Prizren and other fittings to the episcopal museum. Renovated in 1989, it gained a new gallery in 1997.
Locals call it Csiprovacska, a mis-transcription of the original Serbian name. The iconostasis was moved to Prizren and other fittings to a bishop's museum, so the interior now has no frescoes. Parish fairs are held on 24 and 29 June, the feast days of the two patron saints.
Access inside is usually limited to service times to respect the place of worship. Visitors who want to see the building can explore the exterior and appreciate the tower and decorated gates from the outside.
The church is locally known as Csiprovacska, a garbled transcription of the original Serbian name. Its iconostasis was moved to Prizren and other fittings to a bishop's museum, so the interior today has no frescoes at all.
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