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Although the first written mention of the church of the village dates back to 1405, it was built earlier, during the Romanesque period. In the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg region, plenty of churches built during the Romanesque period have been preserved. A prominent one can be found in Gyügye. The term “Romanesque style” has its origin in the forms and elements of ancient Roman architecture. The first mention of the term dates back to the early 19th century, when in France, instead of the previously used terms “semicircular-arched”, “Byzantine” or “old German”, the term “Romanesque” was used. The new term became widespread in the whole of Europe very quickly. The characteristic features of the period between the first millennium and the middle of the 13th century in the western part of Europe can still be observed in the Carpathian basin even in the 14th century. The village churches from the Romanesque period are mostly small constructions consisting of two parts, the nave and the sanctuary. This structure can be observed in Gyügye. The naves from the Romanesque period feature a rectangular base, while the sanctuaries have a square or a round base. In the region, one of the most beautiful examples of a sanctuary having a round base can be observed in Csengersima. The sanctuary of the church in Gyügye is square-based. Around 1300, as a sign of the Gothic style, polygonal-based sanctuaries also appeared. An example of that type can be observed in the neighboring Csenger and Szamostatárfalva. The gate of the church in Gyügye, with its jambs formed in a series of receding planes, features a typical Romanesque character form, of which several other examples can be found in the region. This type can be observed in Hungary from the early 11th century. In Romanesque architecture, from village churches to cathedrals, the slit-like round-arched windows, with their jambs formed in a series of receding planes, can be found everywhere. In Gyügye, the nave is illuminated by two windows, the sanctuary by three. All the windows are on the southern side with the exception of one. This sort of layout of the windows was a typical characteristic feature of the medieval churches, which can be explained by the fact that the southern side is brighter than the northern one. However, it is probable that religious traditions also played a role in the implementation of this almost compulsory layout, as the Bible refers to the north as the world of dark and demonic forces, out of where a
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