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Vizsoly,
the Cradle of the World-famous
Bible of Carol
Vizsoly
is that place among the Hungarian townships, which you must visit
mean by all once in your life. If we arrive from Abaújszántó we
can meet by our eyes a beautiful, nice landscape by looking around
from the hill of Dongó. In the valley of Hernád the houses of
Vizsoly are lurking and only the steeples are towering above.
If we lift up our look from the roofs of the houses, from the
spires and from the bushy alley, showing the way of the river,
we can see the mountain chain of Eperjes-Tokaj with the castle
of Boldogkővár and the ruins of Regéc castle. Opposite to us,
over the Hill of Cserehát, with its slight bends, the Ore Mountains
of Gömör-Szepesi are manifesting themselves.
Vizsoly
had already been the seat of the Queen and of the jurisdiction
in the 12th century due to the fact that it was the meeting place
of the trade ways at that time, where even Aba Amádé palatine
and Perényi Miklós judged. Vizsoly was titled as market town in
the middle ages. This rank can be thanked for the importance of
the bridge, built on the Hernád, for the passageway to Kassa,
Poland and Russia and for the two-ways directing into the Zemplén
mountains. We can find among its holders such important names
as Rákóczy Zsigmond, the funder of Rákóczy dynasty, the determined
Turkish-fighter, Mágocsy, and the families of Semsey and Keglevich.
The walk in Vizsoly is still reviving on its tided streets and
intimate main-square. The village plays an important role among
the settlements around due to its central role of institutional
and infrastructural development. |
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The
oldest church in Vizsoly is the reformed church from the Árpád-age,
which is squattish and puritan outside. It has a squared layout
based on its 3 space-units: the steeple, nave and sanctuary. Its
hidden axle connected to the sanctuary is half-bowed. It must
have already been built in 1220 according to the documents, which
are talking about "church Vizsoly". The church was in
the property of Catholics at the very beginning but from the middle
of the 16th century, it became the place of the reformed worships.
There were smaller modifications on the building during the centuries.
Its greatest donation was during the last restoration when the
murals were revealed from the middle ages. These murals have been
considered as the great national heritage of us and these are
showed to the pilgrims who visit the cradle of the Bible of Carol.
At the same time we are to protect them for the future generation. |
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One
of the original edition of the Bible of Vizsoly can be seen in
the reformed church. Original...Your heart just pumps, your fantasy
began to dream up and You began to think of the pupils on foot
or by carriage who were taking the papers from Göncz to Vizsoly
to the press, the translated sheets of the Holy Bible, and the
first printed editions back day by day. We can mention the name
of Szenczi Molnár Albert among the handwriting carrying pupils,
who writes about these years later in the following way: "and
I was working at the foot of that straight, honest man, Caroli
Gaspar, of that preacher from Vizsoly"
This was the way how the first Holy Bible in Hungarian was created
and in 1590 the first full edition appeared. This book was the
only Hungarian classic, masterpiece during the centuries for thousands
of people.
Rákóczi
Zsigmond brought the typographer, Mankovits Bálint, together with
his workshop to the village. Characters were transported from
Germany and paper from Poland. So, the first wholly Bible in Hungarian
language could become a prominent, world-famous major achievement
of the national literature - and printing history.
There is an exhibition about the latest editions of the bible
of Carol in the church. The Bibles were made between the years
1608 and 2006 in different European presses: in Hannua, Várad
(Oradea), Kolozsvár(Cluj), Kassel, Pozsony and Budapest.
The newest printed Bible is always changed to the oldest edited
one, calling the attention to the fact that the Bible is not an
object from an exhibition case of the museums, but the God's,
still today living and operating, words. |
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The
Roman Catholic Church |
The
new Roman Catholic Church was built by 1799. The altar-piece was
painted by a Dutch painter, which reflects Jesus' baptism. The
Dutch artist also made the picture of Saint John from Nepomuk
in the 18th century. An Italian artist made the pictures about
Jesus, which shows with an intimate sincerity the cross-death
of the Savior, and the wooden crucifix of Virgin Mary, in Baroque
style. The church was renovated many times; it was reconstructed
inside and outside last in 1991. |
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The
Greek Catholic Church |
The
local Greek Catholic Church was built in 1901 from the local worshippers'
donation. The nave length of the church is 17 meters and its width
is 7 meters long. Its sanctuary made from ceramic looks toward
West and its oak door is made in Roman style. Its suspended ceiling
with its 6 candles is a beautiful scenery. The gospel book can
be seen on its altar, under it there is the shrine made from textile
with the relic sewn in it. There are two canvases here, one with
Virgin Mary-as the church was hollowed for Her adoration- the
other shows the baptism of Jesus Christ. The saint thumbnail was
made in 1996, which specialty is that even the picture from Carol
Gáspár can be found on the picture. |
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It
was built in Baroque style in the second half of the 18th century
and it has been renovation. Even today it has the original function
as in the past. |
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The
quarry became a geological exhibitory place and it had formed
as the result of the miocen age of the Earth history. |
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The
serpentine river in the border-line of Vizsoly village is the
Hernád river, which offers a pleasant possibility of relaxing
for those visitors who are fond of the water-tourism. The campers
can enjoy the bathing at the bank of the river, can try the rafting
and kayak. But those who are fishing-lovers can leave this place
with a rich fish-catch.
Vizsoly, the Cradle of the World-famous Bible of Carol is in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
county, 60 km far to North from the county-seat of Miskolc. It
lies in the valley of Hernád, near to Encs, Abaújszántó and Gönc
towns, in the vicinity of the castles of Eperjes-Tokaj mountain
chains in a beautiful natural surrounding.
Vizsoly is reachable from the high street number 3, it is 4 km
far from Novalyidrány, but it has a direct connection with the
villages of Zemplén. It is situated 25 km far from Szerencs, too.
Its railway station is reachable from the direction of Szerencs
, on the line of Szerencs-Hidasnémeti and from Miskolc on the
line of Miksolc-Hidasnémeti as well. |
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Vizsolyi
Idegenforgalmi és Ifjúsági Központ |
Mezei
Olivér készítette a biblia éve tiszteletésre,
melyet a faluház
szentelésekor ajándékozott a katolikus plébánosnak, a református
lelkésznek
és a polgármesternek. |
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