Zsámbék Premontre monastery church

Zsámbék premontre monastery church, Hungary. This church is a ruin of a Romanesque church in the town of Zsámbék, Pest County, Hungary. The construction of the church started in 1220. It was a private family church, built by a single family (the family of Aynad), and might have been the last of such churches in Hungary. In 1398, the Aynards went out of favor, and the king ordered their property to be confiscated. Zsámbék was transferred to Maróthi family, and in 1477, when these became extinct, Mattias Corvinus transferred the monastery to the Pauline Fathers. The church and the monastery were subsequently rebuilt in the Gothic style. The monastery was badly damaged during the Turkish rule in Hungary. In the 17th century, the church became property of the Zichy family which used a chapel in the monastery for services instead. On June 28, 1736 the church collapsed as a result of an earthquake, and since then has been deserted. (source: wikipedia)