Košice: St. Elizabeth's Cathedral (Dóm Sv. Alžbety)
This article was published in the Košice Region Travel Guide. Discover the region on the border between Western and Eastern European culture with our regionial guide. Dominating the south end of Košice’s main square, St. Elizabeth’s Cathedral honours the city’s adopted patron, St Elizabeth of Hungary, patron saint of bakers, homeless, nursing services, tertiaries, widows and young brides. The new cathedral, begun in 1378, was built on the site of the romanesque parish church dedicated to St Michael. Rather than alienate St Michael, a new gothic chapel was built in his honour in the sh...