he St. Elisabeth Cathedral a gothic cathedral in Košice. It is Slovakiaś biggest church, as well as one of the most eastern located Gothic cathedrals in Europe.
The record on the existence of Košice, dating from 1230, is connected with the existence of the rectory church. In the process of the settlement's transformation from a rural community into a town, all its periods of successes and failures have been reflected on St. Elizabeth's Cathedral. According to historical and archaeological sources the present-day cathedral was built on the place of the older temple which was consecrated to St. Elisabeth as well. It was referred to the church in the document of Pope Martin in the year 1283 and in the letter of 1290, which stated that the bishop of Eger Andrew II exempted Košice parish from the dean's sphere of jurisdiction.