István Bató, a 19th-century citizen of Miskolc left a large sum to the church.

As long as there are Protestants in Miskolc, this wooden church should be kept in good condition... should it burn down, it should be rebuilt of wood, he wrote in his will.

It was made entirely of wood brought from Transylvania, an area with long traditions of wood-carving, and the design also had Transylvanian elements.

(Szeghalmi also designed the first permanent lookout tower on Avas hill in similar style.)

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