CALVARY (KALVÁRIA)

Located in the western part of the city, behind the botanical garden on the hill above Prešov, this Baroque Way of the Cross dates back to the 18th century. It has 14 stages (14 chapels), the fourth is the most famous, built in 1765 according to a sample from the Sacri Gradus of Rome. In the past, it was considered the second most beautiful calvary on the territory of Hungary (after the Banská Štiavnica calvary). This Way of the Cross was built by the Jesuits during the Counter-Reformation at the initiative of the guild of the dying Christ.