Nyírbátor - Reformed Church

Having become rich during the Turkish wars, in 1484-88 István Báthori built on the castle mound a church dedicated to St George in which to house the family tomb. In the 16th C, the town was converted to the Calvinist faith, and members of the Reformed Church took over the now somewhat dilapidated building and restored it. The Báthori coat-of-arms stands above the west door, with a projecting tower at the side; the main Renaissance-style door is on the south side. Remains of the walls of the old sacristy can still be seen on the north side. Inside the church, the visitor's eye will immediately be drawn to the filigree reticular vaulting in the roof of this single-aisled church with its large windows. The Renaissance influence which resulted from contacts made with the royal architects in Visegrád can be seen in the sculptural decoration in the sacramental niche, window and door-frames, the pew-niches in the choir and in various other details.