Holly Fountains (Szent források) Traditional Geocache
Holly Fountains (Szent források)
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'Holy Well'. It is a famous place of pilgrimage with centuries-old religious traditions.
The destination of the pilgrimages is the church dedicated to the Assumption of Our Lady. Adjacent to the eastern side of the Baroque sanctuary a Franciscan monastery was erected. The current shape of the church was achieved between 1758 and 1763.
The cache is in a hole, behind tree trunk.
The first record of the spring dates from 1290 and several narratives connect it to St Ladislaus and to miraculous healings.
The sights of Szentkút are the hermitages hewn into the soft rock by their former inhabitants in the mid-18th century. A dozen caves were constructed here around two chapels, a kitchen, a pantry, a sleeping chamber and a space for the necessities.
Our Lady was built in 1763. Several legends related to King St Ladislaus (Szent László) and to miracle healings are connected to this famous place of pilgrimage.
The towers are covered by onion spires. The high altar, the pulpit and several statues are of a Rococo style and both side altars were created in a late Rococo, so-called 'copf' style in the 18th century. The 18th-century holy statue of the Virgin Mary is placed on the high altar.
The first record of a miraculous spring dates from 1290. An early wooden chapel was replaced by a stone structure in 1705 which had already fallen into ruins by 1755.
A Franciscan monastery joins the church from the east. Alongside the western facade there is a park area with old trees and benches and in favourable weather conditions open-air holy masses are held here.
Guided tours available upon prior arrangement.
The St Ladislaus legend:
The following legend explains the emergence of the place of pilgrimage. The soldiers of King St Ladislaus who were chasing the Cumanians were surrounded by the enemy in a narrow valley. Short of water the Magyars, as recent converts from paganism, asked for permission to perform their pagan rites. The saintly king in his rage stabbed his sword into a rock and when he pulled it out fresh water gushed from the rock.
Another version has it that St Ladislaus leapt down to this place all the way from the peak of Ágas Castle. A local tectonic crevice was thus named, the Leap of St Ladislaus (Szent László ugratása).
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