### The churches of Bátmonostor and Csempeszkopács
the Benedictian abbey of Bátmonostor - the first third of the 13th century The constructions of the monastery were started by Both, the bailiff of Bihar (1192-93). According to a charter issued by the Pope in 1198 the building of the monastery was not completed then because of his death. The monastery was destroyed during the Tartar Invasion, and the reconstruction is mentioned only in the middle of the 14th century. Building in Roman style was finished in the first third of the 13th century just as the relief of the tympanum over the gates, which was carved from a Roman tombstone. In the triple frame we can see Christ on the throne between the two kneeling supplicators - in concert with the rules of Byzantine iconography. The Museum of Zombor (Sombor, Yugoslavia) the St Geroge church of Csempeszkopács - the second third of the 13th century A village church, which was built in two parts. After having finished the semi-circular apsis of its nave (with a square ground-plan) they started to build the tower, where the richly decorated pedestals of the pillars dividing the twin-windows are quite outstanding. The high, steep tower is followed by a wider nave. Then it is closed with a smaller and narrower semi-circular apsis. We can find the choir here, joining the tower. The southern gate is very special: the arched gate is framed by a double Normann saw-tooth row. On the capital we can see the Agnus Dei and dragon representation of the church of Ják.