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The Franciscan Church (Slovak: Františkánsky kostol or Kostol Zvestovania Pána) is the oldest existing religious (sacral) building in the Old Town of Bratislava the capital of Slovakia. The church was consecrated in the year 1297 in the presence of King Andrew III of Hungary. In the past the church building served for larger gatherings of townspeople or Hungarian nobles. In 1526 Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor was elected here to become the King of Hungary.

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