The Gothic Reformed Church of Eremieni

The Gothic church of Eremieni is believed to have been built by the people who settled here in the 13th century, in honour of Prince Saint Emeric of Hungary. The monument stands on a small hill overlooking the village. During the religious Reform in the 16th century, the interior of the church was remodelled as the congregation became Reformed. The decorative boxes covering the ceiling disappeared from the church in the early 1900s, as did the stellar vault in the sanctuary. The ornate pulpit dates from 1758, while the wooden ornament on the altar table and the marble slab with inscriptions were donated by the poet and pastor Lajos Megyesi and his wife in 1804. Despite the losses, the church still retains its typical Gothic features: the church windows, buttresses, entrance, etc. The walls were decorated with frescoes, but most of these have been destroyed by centuries of corrosion and repeated layers of lime. Two fragments of frescoes depicting the crucifixion of Jesus have been restored. The church tower was built in the 19th century as a wooden structure, which is still in very good condition.