Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic church dedicated to the Exaltation of the Holy Cross dates back to the 13th century.

According to archaeological excavations, there was another church on the site of the present church before.  The sanctuary was probably built in the mid-1200s, and the original decoration was restored during the renovation works completed in 2022. A tombstone of the church's founder has also been found in the sanctuary, but the inscriptions on it are yet to be deciphered.

In the church that can be visited today, there are frescoes and decorative pieces that make the Bodrogkeresztúr church one of the best preserved and most beautifully painted 15th century Gothic churches in Hungary. The wall paintings depict Saint Nicholas, Saint Catherine and Saint Ambrose.

The church's sanctuary and nave were restored to their present state in 1520, as the inscription ANNO DOMINI 1520 on the south main parapet reminds us.

During the Reformation, Bodrogkeresztúr’s population became Calvinist, and the Catholic church was started to be used by the Reformed community, who transformed the interior of the church according to their religion: the Gothic stone carvings were removed, the Gothic tombs visible in the sanctuary were covered and their capstones thrown into the tomb, the church was whitewashed, and the floor of the church was raised and covered with stone tiles. The same process repeated after the church was turned Catholic again.

In 2017, a major archaeological excavation began on the church site. The frescoes painted over during the Reformation period have been rediscovered and a real rarity has also been found: a stone cross from the Holy Land has been hidden in the church's masonry, and a stone baptismal font has also been found.

Some of the artefacts found during the excavation of the church can be seen in the Treasure Trove of Keresztúr.