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This is a partial list of people buried at St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava, Slovakia. St. Martin's Cathedral is known especially for previously being the coronation church of the Kingdom of Hungary and since it was built over an old cemetery, it contains catacombs of unknown length and several crypts containing the sepulchres of many significant historical figures, up to six meters beneath the church.

Over the centuries, the cathedral's sepulchres filled with many significant figures, such as ecclesiastic dignitaries, presidents of the historic Pozsony county as well as J. I. Bajza,[1][2] the author of the first Slovak novel, but also with dozens of bishops, canons, French priests fleeing the French Revolution and many people outside the Catholic church.

List of people buried at St. Martin's Cathedral

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This is a partial list of graves at St. Martin's Cathedral:

Image Name Function Year Location
Sophia of Bavaria Queen consort of Germany, Queen consort of Bohemia Died 1428 Queen's Chapel
Saint John the Merciful Patriarch of Alexandria, christian saint Taken here by Queen Mary sometime after 1526. He died between 616 and 620 in Cyprus St. John the Merciful Chapel
István Fejérkövy archbishop Died 1596 Location unknown, found in the 1960s
Péter Pázmány archbishop, Primas of Hungary, cardinal Died on March 19, 1637, in Bratislava Found during reconstruction on September 12, 1859, rediscovered in 2010. Located in a closed grave shaft underneath the main neogothic altar in the depth of approximately 2 meters together with Juraj Lippay
György Lippay archbishop, Primas of Hungary Died 1666 Found during reconstruction on September 12, 1859, rediscovered in 2010. Located in a closed grave shaft underneath the main neogothic altar in the depth of approximately 2 meters together with Péter Pázmány
György Széchényi archbishop, Primas of Hungary Died 1695 Location unknown, found during reconstruction on September 12, 1859
Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz archbishop, Primas of Hungary, cardinal Died 1721 Location unknown, found in the 1960s
Dániel/Daniel Krman Lutheran bishop, baroque author and publisher Died on 23. September 23, 1740 in Bratislava Unknown location
Imre Esterházy archbishop, Primas of Hungary Died 1745 In a separate crypt underneath the St. John the Merciful Chapel together with Csáky, Barkóczy and Batthyány.
János Pálffy Imperial Field marshal, Palatine of Hungary Died on March 24, 1751 Unknown location
Miklós Csáky archbishop, Primas of Hungary Died 1757 In a separate crypt underneath the St. John the Merciful Chapel together with Esterházy, Barkóczy and Batthyány.
Ferenc Barkóczy archbishop, Primas of Hungary Died on June 18, 1765 In a separate crypt underneath the St. John the Merciful Chapel together with Esterházy, Csáky and Batthyány.
József Batthyány cardinal, Primas of Hungary Died on October 23, 1799 In a separate crypt underneath the St. John the Merciful Chapel together with Esterházy, Csáky and Barkóczy.
Jozef Ignác Bajza Bratislava canon Died 1836 Unknown location
József Károly Dankó prior Died 1895 In Archbishop crypt
Gejza Navrátil canon Died 1984 In Archbishop crypt
Jozef Beitl parish administrator Died 1991 In Archbishop crypt
Michal Buzalka bishop Since February 12, 2003. He died on December 7, 1961 Temporary storage in Archbishop crypt. In 2000 his beatification process began and his body was moved to St. Martin's Cathedral. His remains are on public display.

There is also the grave of Schomberg George - the Vice-Chancellor of Academia Istropolitana, Mikuláš II. Pálfi (Palffy) who died in 1606 in Červený Kameň, Pavol IV. Pálfi (Palffy) who died on November 26, 1653 (except his heart), a Palatine of Hungary, Ján III. Anton Pálfi (Palffy) who died in 1694 in Bratislava (except his heart), Štefan II. Pálfi (Palffy) who died on May 29, 1646, buried together with his mother and his brother Ján II. Pálfi (Palffy).

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  • Front view of the cathedral
    Front view of the cathedral
  • Statue of Saint Martin
    Statue of Saint Martin
  • Interior of the cathedral
    Interior of the cathedral

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "D?m sv?t?ho Martina v Bratislave | Zauj?mavosti, atrakcie | Bratislava-info.net". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  2. ^ "Top cultural European holiday destinations".
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